Story: The Jabul Waters Rift

Hraaaaah!

That was Dradd, wasn't it?

What's he groaning about?

We need to find a spot where I can make an entrance into one of the rifts.

How about we try to find the giant rift I saw near here...and search there?

This is a real mess...

Zelda...

That might be near the giant rift that I spotted in this area.

I've never heard of Lord Jabu-Jabu acting like this before. He's out of control.

Lord Jabu-Jabu? Gotta run. Sorry!

Oh! Hi there. Welcome to Seesyde Village.

Lord Jabu-Jabu is a great spirit who lives in Jabul Waters.

Hmm... What to do...

He's usually quite calm. But he's been on the rampage lately.

I think it all started when a rift appeared in his den.

His den? Farewell.

That's the cave where Lord Jabu-Jabu rests.

You'll find it across the bridge to the east. Can't miss it. The entrance has a specific design.

Gaaaah!

B-Boss!

Was that the River Zora chief?

It came from over there.

That's the giant rift that I spotted earlier...

Let's investigate!

Hey, Kushara! You can stuff your plan!

We of the Sea Zora will bring calm to Lord Jabu-Jabu! Our music can quiet his rage!

Ridiculous! We'll do it, not you!

Yikes! They're at it again!

It was only a matter of time before these two exploded. But not here, not now...

The way you play? You'd just enrage him more with your crude honking! So, we'll play!

Insults! Always insults! Says more about your music than mine!

But sure, let's do this! Your playing is WEAK! It's PUNY! It won't have any effect!

What? Now you've done it! There are some things you can't take back, you know!

Grrr...

It's time we settle this—one last performance to see whose playing is superior!

No problem.

On the count of three, we both play. The best player wins.

What, perform together in this state?!

My chief, with all due respect—you can't hope to put on a great performance this way!

It's no use. There's no stopping them when they get like this.

That was terrible.

They didn't play in time with each other. Not at all...

Lord Jabu-Jabu!

You came when you heard my performance, didn't you? How did you like it?

Ha! There's no question that MY playing was what brought him here!

Shut up already!

Huh?

B-Boss! Watch out!

Chief Kushara! Get back!

Aaaaah!

How can this be...

Gulped down! The both of them!

There's no time to delay! I'll go in pursuit of Lord Jabu-Jabu and rescue Rogma!

No fair! No head starts!

Our friends are in danger! Forget this talk of head starts!

ME FIRST!

Hey! You cheater!

This is getting out of control, and we still haven't been able to ask them what we need!

They've got to open that door in the den for us. But that'll never happen at this rate.

What a mess...

Lord Jabu-Jabu went upriver... Do you think he's heading toward your village?

I bet you're right! Oh no... I've got a bad feeling about this!

It was nice to hear the Zora play their music. I could have listened to that all day.

And what a perfect way for the chiefs to make up after all of this.

Right, Zelda?

Where am I?

You there! I need directions!

Sorry, not my best manners. My name is Wright—general for the kingdom of Hyrule.

I found myself out at sea after regaining my senses and heard the music coming from here!

Do you know the way to Hyrule Cas—

Hmm. You... You look a little like...

No, it can't be...

It's you, Princess! I'd have never guessed I'd meet you here of all places!

Just imagine, here in Jabul Waters! Now, what in the world has been going on?

Wh-what?! I can't believe all THAT happened while I was gone!

And so Minister Lefte is at this Lueburry person's home right now?

Then my first order of business is speaking with Minister Lefte—immediately!

Hraaah!

Oh! Well then, where does that leave us? We took care of the rift, but didn't find your father.

Zelda...

Maybe it's a good idea for us to head to Lueburry's house too.

Oh! Well then, where does that leave us? Your father wasn't here, Zelda.

But there is another rift left—the one in the place full of sand, far west of here.

Let's go take care of that rift too.

How DARE you!

You shouldn't have come here!

I'll take care of Lord Jabu-Jabu myself! GET LOST!

My thoughts precisely! Off with you!

*grumble grumble*

Are you all right?

I guess you can't just go back up here, can you, Zelda?

I sense my friends up ahead...

I hope there aren't any monsters in here.

I can make the rift entrance back there.

Let's go farther inside, Zelda.

Oh, yeah. Looks like this place got swallowed up bad by the rift.

Hold on... Who's this?

I bet you came here because you're worried about Lord Jabu-Jabu, huh?

I know we are! He's been running wild all over the place since this rift spread in his den.

Yeah, we got here fast as we could to see what's going on with him.

Huh? You want to get in his den?

But, um...we're in a hurry...

To open the door, the chiefs of the river clan and the sea clan must play music here together.

River clan? Sea clan? Got it.

Anything else you want to know about the river clan or the sea clan?

About the river clan... About the sea clan... No, thanks.

We're in the river clan. You know, us being River Zora and all.

Our village is north of here. Hey, you should visit us upriver sometime!

The sea clan are all Sea Zora. As you might've guessed, they're Zora...who live in the sea.

Their village is south of here—at an island with a HUGE fish tail sticking straight up.

If you want the chiefs to play music here, you'll have to go to each village and ask 'em.

Oh, Zelda!

Lord Jabu-Jabu DID return here!

You've got to get through this door, right?

We normally perform here to open the way. But it's not so simple now...

One of the altars upon which we perform is broken—likely by Lord Jabu-Jabu.

We can't play together until it's repaired.

And both have rubble on them! We have to get the altars ready for us. But how?

First things first, I suppose... Clearing the rubble seems like the easy part.

Oh, Zelda's back!

Zelda, you're amazing! You got rid of all of the rifts!

What about Lord Jabu-Jabu?

That big fish was in the Still World. With the rift gone, I'm sure he's fully back to normal.

Really? At long last!

Thank you, Zelda.

You know, Dradd and I are more alike than not. We're close in age. We care for our villages.

Yet we squabble. Maybe we're far too similar. So we argue over the littlest details.

We've done this for ages...

Yeah, but now we know that River Zora and Sea Zora can get more done together.

Or, huh...maybe what we really learned is that we got too hot during this squabble.

You two ARE good friends, usually.

W-we are not!

Hey! Shut your gills, Inawa!

Ahem! In any case...

Allow us to express our gratitude, Zelda. We owe you a great deal.

Chief Kushara! Chief Dradd! Lord Jabu-Jabu has returned to Crossflows Plaza!

Aha! Let's go, Zelda!

Right! It's time we celebrate. That's the least we can do to thank you.

Isn't this one of the people we're looking for?

He'll be restored to normal once we take care of this rift.

There he is...

He'll go back to normal, just like the others, if we can fix this rift.

Hraaah! This is too heavy!

Oh! You again, Zelda.

Yeah, you can kind of tell we're in a real jam here.

M-my son... And Ch-Chief Kushara... They're both trapped in this cave!

My son wandered off, and I'd just come here to find him when Lord Jabu-Jabu stormed in!

Chief Kushara was nearby. During the confusion, she sensed my son was in the cave.

She darted inside to make sure he was safe.

Then—wham!—this pile of rubble fell here. Smack dab in front of the cave!

What am I to do?

Don't worry. Keep calm. I've got this. Never met a pile of rocks I couldn't move!

Easier said than done... Maybe there's another way inside...

He's not going to hear a word until he moves those rocks.

Maybe he'll listen to us if we get this rescue done first.

Urgh... My papa... And Dradd...

It's all right. I'm here to help. We'll find your father and the chief.

Something awful's happened here...

Hmm. The Hylian... Hello again.

Chief Dradd and I followed behind Lord Jabu-Jabu as he rampaged through here.

Lord Jabu-Jabu wasn't himself! He struck my poor papa, wh-who...

...f-fell into the rift!

That's when Chief Dradd and I got here, only to see the rift suddenly GROW.

Dradd saved this child from being caught but was then swallowed up himself...

I can't say where Lord Jabu-Jabu's gone. But, Dradd... Oh, it's all too terrible.

Hmph! Me, of all Zora! Swallowed up by a rift...

My goodness, Dradd! Don't be so precious. Now, thank this Hylian.

Who's calling who precious?! You, with your frilly gills?!

Grrr!

Boss Dradd! What's wrong with my papa!

C-caught in th-that darkness... Swallowed whole... C-c-can't breathe...

Urrrgh... Urrrgh...

Hey! What's wrong with you?

Aaaaaah...

It's like he's stuck back in there!

Then I will unstick him...

Did that help?

I'm...I'm...

I'm OK now, thanks to you.

Ha, well... The music of the Sea Zora lures frantic thoughts into a deep calm.

Ohhh...

That performance... Good as it gets.

Chief Kushara! Chief Kushara!

What's the matter?!

It's Lord Jabu-Jabu! He's in Zora Cove!

Right, then! Let's go!

Hey! Wait for me!

Oh, almost forgot about you!

Kushara said you saved us. Who are you anyway?

Zelda, huh? I know I've heard that name...

Well, Zelda, I owe you a big thanks, but that's got to wait.

I need to catch up with Kushara. I owe her big-time too.

See you around!

There they go again.

That music she played was pretty nice. She performs better by herself.

ジャブジャブさまの不機嫌ふきげんそうな鳴なき声ごえが聞きこえてくる

ドラッドとクーシャ 近くの白いガレキに向かって苦闘する

Ah! We can perform now!

You helped us yet again, Zelda.

We need a little time to set up. You just sit tight and enjoy!

Phew!

The way they played at Crossflows Plaza wasn't anything like that.

Why'd it sound so different?

Playing in time with each other... Who knew that'd be so FUN?

Kushara! You were fantastic!

Oho! Well, you weren't half-bad either, Dradd.

Playing in time...with each other.

I don't get it. They played together last time too. What changed now?

But they seem pretty happy.

Dradd...

I'd like to apologize. I've behaved terribly. I hope you can forgive me.

Kushara...

I feel the same! Sorry for everything!

We didn't mean to hold you up, Zelda. The door is now open.

We'd never have gotten this far without you. We owe you big-time.

Let's go in to see Lord Jabu-Jabu!

Yes, together!

It's OK. Everything's going to be fine. Help is surely on the way.

Y-you promise?

Hm?

You... The Hylian! Did you truly manage to swim through all those monsters to reach us?

Hm, yes. Quite the capable one, aren't you?

We'd hoped to get out through there.

*sob*

I can't take the child into those waters. We need another means of escape.

There is that exit, but it's blocked by a pile of rocks. I can't push it—or pull it.

I'll never get out of here! Waaaaah!

I'm sorry to ask, Hylian, but is there anything you can do to help?

This is really bad...

Lord Jabu-Jabu just tore through our village and headed off that way!

M-my friend was over there. Maybe that shout we heard was her!

Lord Jabu-Jabu! We ask that you return our friends to us, please!

Our friends are very dear to us!

Oh, I have an idea!

I bet we'd get him in a better mood if we perform like we did earlier.

Then let's play our best!

Right!

H-he's still angry? That doesn't make sense. Something's a little off here...

A little? Things have been a LOT off ever since he started acting wild!

The way that big fish looks, Zelda... It's got to be another impostor from a rift!

An impostor?!

Huh, now that you mention it, that would explain everything.

Who said anything about an impostor?

The round thing next to Zelda thinks that.

Oh, right...

Dradd has been in a rift. He can see me now.

I have no idea who you're talking about. But, well, I'll take your word for it.

Let's show this fake fish you can't mess with the Zora!

And I bet giving it a good thumping will fix all our problems too!

A fine plan, Dradd.

Let's all dive on in, then!

All right! We're right behind you!

Let's gooo!

Gaaah!

Wh-what's this? We're cut off from Zelda!

I can make an entrance into the rift directly behind that big fish.

But not until that creature is out of the way!

Boss! That was terrifying!

Inawa! I'm sorry! Sorry for all of this!

I'm sorry too, Rogma. All this because you leapt to my defense.

Seeing you safe brings me great joy. Think nothing of it.

Hey, Boss! Looks like you and Kushara patched things up?

Boy, you missed a lot, didn't you? We ended up helping each other out.

We couldn't have done it without Zelda here.

That's amazing! Way to go!

Yes, delightful! How fortunate that we were gulped down by Lord Jabu-Jabu.

But if this Lord Jabu-Jabu was an impostor... where in the world is the real one?

Hmm. I'm sure he's been swallowed by the rift.

Ugh. The rift, huh? Then there's not much we can do.

But, hold on...

You saved me, Zelda. Can you rescue Lord Jabu-Jabu?

You seem to be our last hope. Please, save him, if you can!

They went off to Crossflows Plaza too.

Then I guess it's time we join the two chiefs there as well!

Squabble? What a strange word. I don't understand what it means.

But I do know that we'll never reach that rift until the two chiefs hear out our request!

Our people are scared, Boss! That huge rift opening... Lord Jabu-Jabu on the rampage...

Fear not! I have a plan! When have I—the great Dradd—ever let you down?

First, I'll get Lord Jabu-Jabu nice and relaxed again!

Good thinking, Boss. But how will you do that?

With music, of course! River music! That'll stop his rampage! We're just THAT good!

Then that no-talent Kushara will finally bow down to my superior skills. Heh.

Hold on, Boss... Why are you still squabbling with the Sea Zora chief?

You two usually make up right away. It's really dragging on this time.

Squabbling?! This is a BIG deal! She mocked my music! I'll never make up with her.

Bah! I'm not going to just sit around. I've got REAL problems to deal with, Inawa!

Who are you? Huh, doesn't matter. It's got to wait.

Did you need our chief for something?

Sorry, Dradd is busy. The boss has a lot going on right now.

Doesn't help that he's having his worst squabble ever with the Sea Zora chief.

Their fights are usually small, then just fizzle out. This time, it's blown up completely.

They used to get along so well too... Yeah, this fight's gotten really bad.

Inawa! What's the holdup? We've got to get to Crossflows Plaza!

Coming!

Sorry, the boss calls! See you!

This is a grave situation. First, that rift... Now, Lord Jabu-Jabu going wild...

Lord Jabu-Jabu is the spirit of all Zora, but it falls to us to calm him.

This crisis is without equal, and now it's time that I—Kushara of the Sea Zora—resolve it.

Chief, what inspiring words! Please, tell me how you plan to do it.

Lord Jabu-Jabu loves our sea music. So I need only get him to listen to us perform.

And then Dradd, that tuneless buffoon, will have to applaud my performance.

I take it that you haven't resolved your latest quarrel with the other chief yet.

And why would I? This quarrel is one for the ages! I will never speak to him again.

He insulted my music. I will not tolerate his presence.

It's like he lives to provoke me! Oh, we'd be fine if he agreed that I was more talented!

Never mind all that. We have to leave immediately, Rogma.

Oh, greetings, Hylian. I'm on my way out. Your business will need to wait.

Did you have a request of our chief?

I am sorry to say that, until she's resolved our problems, she won't have time to help.

If our great crisis wasn't bad enough, our chief is quarreling with the River Zora chief.

They often have their little quarrels but always make up quickly. Not this time.

What's the saying? A squabble a day keeps a friendship in play?

Such nonsense. Well, stranger, I shouldn't burden you with our troubles.

Rogma, please! We must be off to Crossflows Plaza!

Yes, at once!

If you'll excuse me...

He seems happy and content...

Oh! The rocks!

You moved that pile of rocks! Now we might be able to leave this place!

What is your name, Hylian?

Zelda... That sounds familiar. Well, you have my thanks.

Hraaaah!

Let's get in there and save your kid!

Y-yes, please!

My son! You're safe! What a relief...

Dradd?! What are you doing here?

Just paying you back for saving my friend!

Wait, Zelda? When did you get here?

*sob*

You're all right, Son... Look, we can easily go outside now.

*sob*

You're safe, child. There's nothing to be afraid of.

The poor kid's frozen to the fins. Too scared for words!

How's that?

Wow! Much better!

Thank you!

Heh! River Zora music is pure oomph. It'll get anyone's fins back in fightin' form!

Aha... Your sound was superior.

I'll admit it, Dradd. That performance was magnificent.

Who could have guessed that your music could help one of my people.

Don't forget—you helped one of mine too. Just repaying a debt.

I didn't get a chance to say it, but the way you played was great. An honor to hear it.

Well, you know. It was nothing, really.

This is kind of awkward, isn't it? We never trade compliments.

...

Every now and then, Dradd...

how about we put our squabbles aside and try to help each other out?

Heh! I was about to say the same thing!

Then we're agreed. And when you and I work together, we're a strong tide that lifts all!

What's that? You need us to perform at Lord Jabu-Jabu's den?

Your name was Zelda, yes?

We're indebted to you, but we must focus on finding Lord Jabu-Jabu.

Zelda might have the right idea though, going to his den.

Oh, really?

I saw Lord Jabu-Jabu swim back north while you were stuck in here.

Could be that he's gotten tired out after his rampage and gone back to his den.

That would make sense. Lord Jabu-Jabu rarely moves around this much.

We will grant your request, Zelda. Let's be on our way immediately.

We will meet you at Lord Jabu-Jabu's den!

Thank you for saving my boy. We wish you well in your travels.

Thanks, Zelda!