"Soon Hyrule will fall into despair..." the first old hag chanted.
"Soon the kingdom will plunge into chaos..." the second old hag chanted.
"..."
"COLOGNE!"
Annoyed, the third and eldest of the three Gerudo witches turned around on her flying broomstick. "What do you want?"
Angrily, elder Koume zipped through the room on her own broom and came to a stop in front of Shampoo's great-grandmother. "How can we finish the rituals for Lord Ganondorf's honor if you don't play your part?" the fire sorceress flared up in anger.
Cologne stared back at her unimpressed. "We still have plenty of time. Gathering all of the Spiritual Stones will take some time. Until then, we should concentrate on other, important matters."
"There ARE no such things!" Koume angrily yelled. "Guiding Ganondorf on his way to become the grandmaster of evil is the holiest of all things we ever did in our life... It's the ONLY thing we live for!"
"Certainly you don't plan on invoking his wrath, do you, elder Cologne?"
Cologne stared back at the two twins (both of whom were younger than herself). "I know that very well, you two... and you shouldn't forget that it was my idea to begin with. But I believe I'm the only one of us three that also thinks about the well-being of the rest of our tribe... How will the Gerudo rule over their new kingdom if they can't take care of their children?"
"Foolish sentimentalism," Koume bickered. "The Gerudo always have been a tribe of strong warriors... they can take care of themselves. And once the kingdom is ours, they won't have any more trouble."
"Well, as long as there is enough time left to care for my family, I prefer watching them every now and then..." the oldest elder stated. "And I would advise that you two try and remember about your children as well..."
And with these words, she steered her broom out of the temple's window and flew back to the Gerudo Fortress, where her great-granddaughter was waiting.
Kotake came flying over to her twin sister. "The nerve..." Koume muttered. "That old mummy seems to forget that raising the king of the Gerudos is the only thing we should worry about..."
"We should keep a watchful eye on her," Kotake pondered. "Who knows what kind of foolish craze might develop inside her senile old mind... It would be a shame if we had to replace her, Koume..."
----
"Elder Cologne!" The training Gerudo warriors saluted as the ancient hag came swooping down from the skies. "What an honor! Is there a reason for your visit?"
"Yes..." Cologne said and looked around. "I'm here to talk to my great-granddaughter..."
One of the guard captains let out a sigh. "I'm sorry, elder... But little Shampoo ran away this morning. She left her bedroom and sneaked past the guards..."
Cologne nearly fell off her broom. "What? AGAIN? That foolish child... How many times do I have to tell her that the world outside of our valley is much too dangerous for a child of our tribe..."
"Vice leader Nabooru went after her," the captain continued. "She believes that Shampoo might still follow her ideas of 'finding a suitable husband'."
Cologne rolled her eyes. Of course... that again! Sometimes, the ancient Gerudo witch wondered about that girl's sanity... A girl her age had much more important things to think about than finding a groom... Only when a Gerudo's body and battle skills have matured, she would be ready to head out into the world outside of the desert, so she can find a suitable husband to continue the strong line of the Gerudo tribe.
"Should we send additional warriors to get her back, elder?" another Gerudo asked.
Cologne shook her head. "No, that's fine... Nabooru is going after her, and I believe she can take care of everything. You should continue with your training."
The warriors saluted. "Yes, elder!"
----
"Ooooh yes, young Mr. Customer has been very strong fighter... Fell into cursed spring, but not before pushing own father down. Both father and son were best fighters I've ever seen..."
Shampoo grinned while listening to the tale of the Jusenkyo guide... she just had to meet that boy. From what she heard of his skills, he should be the perfect husband.
"Shampoo has to hurry and find pigtail-boy..." she said with a dreamy expression. "Shampoo has always dreamed of meeting strong male who is strong in body... not in magic, like stupid king..."
She giggled as she ran past the cursed springs, into the direction the young boy and his family have taken, according to the guide.
"Airen... you wait for Shampoo!"
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