Chapter 1: The return of an old friend.
The waves splashed onto the side of the ship as it sailed through the great sea. At its wheel was Gonzo. Niko walked up to Gonzo and tugged on his worn green shirt.
"Are we there yet?" Niko whined. Gonzo's eye twitched as a tick mark appeared on his head. He glanced at Niko and sighed.
"No, we are not there yet." Gonzo replied with irritation. Niko sighed. He then looked back up at Gonzo.
"Are we there now?" Niko asked. Gonzo gritted his teeth.
"No."
"Oh." Niko looked down and sighed, he then looked back up at Gonzo.
"Are we there yet?" Gonzo snapped. He grabbed Niko and hung him in the air in the direction of where they were going.
"Does it look like we're there yet you fool!?" Gonzo screamed. Niko shook his head while shaking. Tetra heard Gonzo's screaming and walked over to Gonzo and Niko.
"What's all this commotion?" Tetra asked with authority. Gonzo looked at Tetra and saluted with Niko still in his left hand. Gonzo had let go of the wheel, letting the wind steer the ship.
"It's nothing, miss Tetra! This idiot just annoyed me is all!" Gonzo explained as he glared at Niko. Niko shrunk back. Tetra eyed the two, then sighed.
"I swear. Let go of Niko, he's still gotta swab the deck!" Tetra ordered as she eyed Niko. Gonzo shrugged and dropped Niko. Niko yelped as he was suddenly dropped to the deck, he stood up and rubbed his behind while grumbling. Niko then looked at Tetra who had a 'don't do your work and you get thrown over-board' vibe. He turned pale and quickly hurried off to do his duties. Tetra then turned to Gonzo and pointed to the wheel. "Get back to steering the ship!" With a curt nod, Gonzo hurriedly turned towards the wheel and grabbed it. He then steered the ship back to the right direction. Tetra walked towards the nest and climbed the ladder. She then walked towards Zuko. "How much longer till we reach Windfall island?" Zuko looked away from his telescope.
"About half a day, miss Tetra!" Zuko responded. Tetra nodded and climbed back down the ladder. She looked up at the sky and noticed that the wind was drifting. She then turned towards the lower decks and walked into them. Tetra looked around and saw Link sitting at a table, playing cards with Senza.
"Link!" At hearing his name, Link looked up and saw Tetra.
"Oh, hey Tetra!" Tetra frowned, but on the inside, she was smiling.
"The wind is starting to go West, I need you to change it back to North." Link nodded and stood up. He walked into the crew's quarters and rummaged through his bag until he found what he was looking for, his precious wind waker. Link had gained the wind waker along with the title 'Hero of Winds' from the King of Red Lions. Link grabbed the wind waker from his satchel and ran to the upper deck. Link stood at the helm of the ship and listened to the winds melody. Link then brought up the wind waker and conducted a melody, making the wind changed direction. Once he was finished conducting the melody, Link took out his compass and looked at it, making sure that the wind was blowing in the right direction. Link then watched as the waves went by. Tetra walked up to Link and stood beside him. Link turned to Tetra.
"So, how long till we reach Windfall?" Link questioned.
"About half a day." Link nodded and looked across the sea. He then sighed. Tetra looked at Link. "What's wrong?" Link shook his head.
"Nothing. Just thinking about how all of this used to be a great big field." Tetra nodded. Tetra then turned away from Link and faced the sea. Link turned around and walked off to continue his game of cards with Senza. Tetra sighed and looked at the clear blue sky.
It was mid-day by the time they had reached Windfall island. At the docks, there were many boats of all kinds. The pirates docked their ship illegally of course, but nobody complained. They were pirates after all! Tetra turned towards her crew.
"All right, men! We are only here to restock on our resources alone. Anything that isn't jarred will not be accepted! And that includes ale!" Gonzo looked at Tetra in shock.
"B-but miss! Can't we at least bring one barrel!?" Tetra looked at Gonzo with a stern look.
"No. I remember the last time I let you bring a barrel on board! We were raided and you were too drunk to care! You ended up battling each other so me and Link had to deal with the raiders!" Link nodded in agreement. Gonzo hung his head in shame. Tetra then turned around. "But if you were to somehow able to sneak a barrel on board, then I guess it can't be helped." Gonzo looked up at Tetra.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, miss." Gonzo lied. Tetra smirked then pointed towards Windfall island.
"Let's get a move on, boys!" the pirates cheered and ran off to gather supplies. Link grabbed his bag and went off to look at some of the stores that were open. Niko of course, stayed behind to watch the ship. Link went to the potion shop to refill his empty bottles. He walked in and saw a few people waiting in line. Link stepped into the line, until it was finally his turn to be served. The manager looked at Link with a wide smile.
"Link! Long time no see!" The manager to the potion shop greeted. "What can I do for you?" Link put three empty bottles onto the counter.
"I would like three blue potions, please!" The manager nodded and grabbed the three bottles.
"Alright, just wait there for a sec." The manager grabbed some blue chu-chu jelly essence and dropped it into the pot. He then stirred the batch and grabbed Link's bottles and dipped them into the potion, filling each one up. He then turned towards Link and handed him the three bottles. "There you go! Free of charge!"
"I couldn't take these free of charge!" Link exclaimed, but the manager nodded.
"Yes you can! I'm only giving these to you free of charge because you discovered blue chu-chu jelly!" After a bit of arguing, Link finally gave in and accepted the three blue potion bottles. Link thanked the manager and left the store. Link decided to check out the other stores and walked towards the upper part of Windfall island. Link looked at all of the stalls, he then saw Mila, a girl who used to be the richest girl in Windfall island. Link had met her when he went to save his sister, Aryll. She then lost her wealth and now works for the same guy she tried to steal from. He walked up to her and waved.
"Hello, Mila!" Mila looked at Link and smiled.
"Hey, Link! What can I do for you?" Link looked at her wares. He looked at a flower and immediately thought of Tetra, Link blushed slightly. 'Maybe Tetra might like this flower?' Link then shook his head. 'No way, Tetra wouldn't want this girly stuff!' Link then looked at a bottle. Link's eyes gleamed.
"How much for the bottle?" Link asked, pointing at the bottle. Mila looked at the bottle and raised two fingers.
"Twenty rupees!" Link nodded and took out twenty rupees. He handed Mila the rupees and took the bottle. He thanked her and left to look at the other stores. As Link was walking along the many stores, one caught his eye. Link looked at the store and looked at its contents. The store had the most odd looking trinkets and some of the trinkets looked oddly familiar. Link walked up to the stall to get a better look. Behind the counter, Link saw an old looking man sleeping on a chair. The old man had long white hair, a long beard and a long moustache. The man wore long white robes.
"Um, excuse me!" Link called out to the old man, but the man wouldn't wake up. Link tried calling his name again, but nothing worked. Link then bent over the stall and poked the man. The man snorted and slowly opened his eyes. Link gasped at their colour. The old man slowly opened and closed his ruby-red eyes. He then yawned and looked at Link with a drowsy look. His eyes then widened, the old man then smiled. He slowly sat up and looked at Link.
"Hello there, sonny! What can I do for you?" Link nodded and looked at the wares the old man had. On the table, there were nuts, sticks, an odd looking shield and a sling shot. He looked at the odd looking items and sweat dropped. No wonder nobody was buying this stuff, it was all junk! Something blue then caught his eye. Link looked at the end of the table and gasped. On the table was a blue ocarina with the triforce symbol near the mouth piece. Link stared at it in shock, he then grabbed the old man by the shoulders, startling him.
"Where did you get this ocarina!?" Link asked as he shook the old man. The old man looked at Kai with wide eyes. He then looked at the ocarina and shrugged.
"I found it on the beach?" Link looked at the old fart in disbelief. He then looked at the ocarina. He looked down and his bangs covered his eyes. He started to shake.
"Do you know how important that ocarina is?" Link asked. The man only stared at Link. He then grabbed the ocarina and handed it to Link.
"Do you want it?" Link looked up at the man in shock.
"You're just giving it to me?" The old man nodded.
"I can tell that this ocarina must mean a lot to you." Link stared at the ocarina and carefully took it as if it was the most fragile thing in the world. Link thanked the man and walked away. Link stared at the ocarina with sorrowful eyes. The old man smiled at Link and packed up his stall. He then walked off.
"How did that old fart even get this?" Link muttered to himself. "I better ask him again!" Link turned around and ran back to the old man, but found that his stall was gone. He looked around and couldn't see him. Link saw a native walk by and ran over to him. "Excuse me, sir?" The man looked at Link. "You wouldn't happen to know where the old man at that stall went, do you?" The man looked at where Link was pointing and shook his head. Link sighed.
At the bomb shop, Tetra was pointing her blade at the manager's throat.
"I don't believe you heard me right." Tetra snarled. The bomb manager was shaking. "These bomb prices are way too pricey. I think we can lower it down, don't you?" the bomb manager nodded.
"O-o-of course! I'll even lower it down to 10 rupees for five bombs each!" Tetra smiled. She then sheathed her dagger and turned to Nudge, Gonzo and Senza.
"Nudge, Gonzo, Senza, carry these bombs back to the ship!" Tetra ordered. Nudge, Gonzo and Senza nodded and grabbed four crates each. Tetra turned around and paid the man forty rupees. They then left. As they were loading the bombs onto the ship, Link ran up to Tetra with the blue ocarina in his hands. Tetra looked at Link as he ran up to her with a raised eyebrow. "What's the rush?" Link panted and held up the ocarina.
"Look!" Tetra looked at the ocarina with a board expression.
"It's an ocarina." Link nodded.
"Yes! But it's not just any ocarina, it's the ocarina of time!" Link stated. Tetra eyed the ocarina.
"The ocarina of time? What's so great about it?" Link frowned and clutched the ocarina.
"This ocarina was in Kai's possession after I left Hyrule!" Tetra's eyes widened.
"Kai? You mean the sage of time!?" Link nodded. Tetra looked at the ocarina.
"Then, this thing must be hundreds of years old! This could be worth a fortune!" At hearing this, Link clutched the ocarina to his chest.
"We're not selling the ocarina of time! It's a royal family treasure!" Tetra rolled her eyes.
"Well, if it's a royal family treasure, shouldn't I have a right to do whatever I want with it?" Link shook his head. Tetra then made a grab for it. Link's eyes widened, he then started pushing Tetra away. After a bit of struggle, Tetra finally grabbed the ocarina from Link's grasp and pushed him to the ground. She then rested her foot on Link's back in triumph. Link had tears in his eyes as he was pushed to the ground. Just as Tetra was about to walk off, the same man that Link received the ocarina of time from walked over to them with a cane. Tetra looked at the old man with a raised eyebrow. "What do you want, old man?" The old man took the ocarina of time from Tetra's grasp and put the ocarina to his lips. Tetra was about to protest, but Link stopped her. The old man played a tune. Link's eyes widened.
"How do you know that tune?" Link asked in disbelief. The old man looked at Link and smiled. A bright glow then erupted around the old man. Link and Tetra covered their eyes from the blinding light. When they opened their eyes, they saw a young boy around their age wearing a white long sleeved tunic with white pants and white boots. He also wore silver gauntlets and had long midnight blue hair. The most appealing feature though, was the fox ears and tail. Tetra and Link looked at the boy in shock. Link then started tearing up.
"What the hell?" Tetra muttered. Link looked at the boy in happiness.
"Kai."
AN: Well, there you have it! the first chapter of timeline chronicles! I really enjoyed writing this chapter! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! See ya!