C-C-R-R-R-RUUUUMMMMMB-B-B-BLLLLLE!
Ryoga smirked and pulled back his finger. "There! Now wasn't that easy?"
The Goron that had previously failed to bomb the entrance with a bomb flower gasped. "Amazing! I never thought of that. Well, then again... you and Chief Darunia are the only ones to know how to use that trick..."
Ukyo whistled. "Damn, Ryoga... that attack of yours is pretty amazing." To the other Goron, she asked: "Now, you wanna come with us in there?"
"M-m-me?" the Goron squeaked. "Are you c-crazy? I don't want some Dodongo eating me for lunch, thank you very much."
Ryoga grinned. "Well, not every Goron can be as strong and cool as me..."
"Don't flatter yourself, sugar..." Ukyo mumbled. "Now, let's get going! I'm really looking forward to see just how such a Dodongo does look like."
"Really?" Tatl muttered. "Well, not me..."
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After walking through many caves and tunnels, the threesome entered a room with a pool full of scorching-hot lava.
"This is hot..." Ukyo wheezed. "How can you Gorons stand this heat?"
Ryoga shrugged. "Must've something to do with our hard skin... we can even walk through lava for a short time."
Tatl nervously peered around the room. "Watch your steps, you two... I've got a bad feeling about this."
With a gasp, she suddenly looked upwards and gave off an alarming tingle. "Look out!"
Ukyo drew her spatula and Ryoga raised his fists, when out of nowhere, two tall, scaly figures dropped down on the stone platform in the middle of the lava pool.
"Thisss musst be them," the first humanoid reptile hissed as it swung around its short sword menacingly. "That Gerudo witch wasss right."
"Ssso, you wanna take on that Goron or should I do it?" the second one asked.
The first one shook his head. "Naah, let'sss jussst take out the lil' girl firssst, then we can get rid of the ssstone-muncher together."
"Lizalfos..." Ryoga grumbled. "What are you scalefaces doing here? I thought this cave has been sealed off."
The taller of the two lizardmen laughed with his hissing voice. "Ssstupid Goron-kid... if thisss cave would have been sssealed off, do you think Kotake would have placed usss as guardiansss? She paid usss 20 rupeesss if we kill anyone that getsss inssside here."
"You're talking too much..." his companion grumbled. "Let'sss take them out quickly."
"So, the Gerudos are behind this, huh?" Ryoga said and frowned. "Looks just like them... Darunia never liked those thieves. Well, they must be really desperate to hire some losers like yourselves..."
Ukyo grinned. "And imagine, those goons didn't even notice that they've been imprisoned by that rock."
"That'sss it!" the taller Lizalfos roared. "Today I'm gonna have Kokiri ssstew!"
And he raised his sword high into the air while leaping over the lava. He swiftly brought his blade down... but Ukyo deflected it with her spatula.
She knocked him back. "You're not so tough... Who taught you to fight like this, a Deku Baba?"
Those words had the desired effect: The Lizalfos attacked her in a blind rage.
Meanwhile, the second lizard-warrior was circling around Ryoga. "I've never tasssted Goron meat before..." he said with an evil chuckle. "I suppose it's gonna be hard going through all that rocky skin, but I heard you're sssupposed to be quite the delicacy for Dodongosss..."
"Am I supposed to be impressed by that lame speech?" Ryoga asked. He wound up his right fist... and slammed it right into the ground. The shockwave made the Lizalfos stumble, and so Ryoga wasted no time on attacking him with iron fists.
The clash of steel between the other lizardman and Ukyo was still lingering, but Ukyo already knew she had won. By succumbing to his rage, the Lizalfos had allowed her to lure him towards the edge of the lava.
And now all she had to do was attacking him with a low sweep and...
"GRRRRAAAAAAARRRRRRGGHHH..." The Lizalfos screamed horribly as he sunk down into the molten lava.
Ukyo looked over to where Ryoga was pounding on the second enemy, just to watch him knock the reptile out.
"Stupid lizards..." Ryoga muttered. "Always after some easy-earned money, but to let themselves being tricked like that..."
"I suppose the Gerudo made them guard this place just in case one of you Gorons would quickly find a way to remove the boulder... But I wonder why the Gerudo would be interested in blocking the entrance..."
"The Goron Ruby..." Ryoga muttered. "Has to be it. Somehow, I get the feeling Ganondorf did this to pressure my people... although Darunia would have never surrendered the gem to him. He hates the Gerudos with all his heart."
"Hey, I don't know about you guys, but my wings are slowly getting singed," Tatl complained. "So can we get moving already?"
"I suppose..." Ukyo nodded. "Man, who knew that those caves were so complex? And just where did all those monsters come from? I mean, seriously: Beamos, Armos, Fire Keese and now Lizalfos? I believe Ganondorf wanted to make sure that no one would ever reach the inner lair of the Dodongos..."
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