Disclaimer: A fanfic inspired after playing the Wind Waker for a while. Fairy Red doesn't own Nintendo, Zelda or anything else here. Thank you.
A/N: The only notes I need to tell you are that the main characters name is Chikara. It's Japanese for "Power", and Superian for "Wind". And that this is NOT, and I repeat, NOT a novalation of the game! It's more like… my version of the whole game. Got it? Good! I don't want any reviews saying "This isn't how the game went!" or "That never happened in the game!" cause I don't care how the damn game went! This is MY VERSION OF THE WHOLE GAME!!! 'Nuff said… Read on!
Prologue: The hero's clothes, a kidnapped pirate, and an unexpected rescue mission.
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Aryll sighed. "Oh, where's oni-chan? He should be seeing obaa-san by now... ONI-CHAN!!!"
she shouted, and looked though her telescope to see if she can find him. "Ah! There he is! That lazy oni-chan of mine, why is he asleep up there?" Aryll ran over to her special lookout spot, and sure enough, there was her brother, Chikara. "Oniiii-chaaaan!! Wake up!" she climbed the last few steps up the ladder, and stood over Chikara. "Chikara-chan!" she said loudly.
Chikara opened his eyes. "Eh...?" he sat up a little, and looked up at his sister. "Morning, Aryll..." he mumbled sleepily.
"Yeah, its about time you woke up, Oni-chan! Do you know what today is?"
Chikara blinked, still looking sleepy. "Eh? Chikara-chan doesn't know..."
A/N: Chikara refers to himself as "Chikara-chan".
Aryll put on a half-disappointed-half-happy smile, and replied, "Ah, oni-chan, you're still half-asleep, aren't you?" Chikara shrugged, and Aryll sighed. "Oni-chan! Today's your 12th birthday! Today, you get to wear those special clothes that represent the Hero of Time from that legend!"
Chikara widened his eyes in surprise. "Really? Oh, my gosh! Chikara-chan, you forgot!!"
"You are so silly sometimes, oni-chan. Anyway, you'd better get going, Obaa-sans waiting!"
Chikara sighed. "But, Chikara-chan doesn't want to wear those clothes..." He walked to the ladder, and jumped down. "Oof!" he landed wrong. "Itaii!!"
"Be careful, oni-chan!" called Aryll.
Chikara nodded up, and walked to his house. It was a small house, yeah, but they all had beds for each other. "And besides, Chikara-chan, this is your lifelong home! Chikara-chan belongs nowhere else!" Chikara smiled, and opened the door to the house. "Tadaima!"
His grandma turned around. "Oh, Chikara-chan! O-kari nasai!" In her arms she held a set of green clothes. "Here you go, Chikara-chan! Try them on!"
The smile quickly disappeared. "Aah.... Datte, obaa-san..." Chikara protested feebly as he took the clothes.
"Chikara-chan! Don't be so disappointed! In the legend, a twelve-year-old boy wore a similar outfit, and we on Outset believe that clothing young boys and girls in green, they can be as courageous as the hero from the legend! Be cheerful as usual, Chikara-chan!"
Chikara finished putting on the clothing. "Hmmm..." he muttered as he adjusted the belt. "It's going to be too hot for this kind of weather, obaa-san... Won't Chikara-chan die of heat exhaustion?"
Grandma laughed out loud. "Oh, don't be silly, Chikara-chan! You only have to wear it for one day!"
"Okay, obaa-san..."
"Today's a special day, Chikara-chan. I'm going to throw a big party for you! The party will have all you're favorite treats, and especially some of my special Elixir Soup!"
Chikara smiled. "Honto ni, obaa-san?! Elixir Soup!" he cried happily.
"Yes, Chikara," chuckled grandma. "You are going to enjoy it, Chikara-chan. Now, while I get
ready, go get your sister. I'm sure she's still out on that post playing with the seagulls. Go on, Chikara-chan! Don't keep your grandma waiting!"
Chikara nodded. "Hai, obaa-san. Chikara-chan'll go get Aryll." With that, he walked to the door, stepped outside, and ran to the lookout post. "Oi, Aryll!" he called, and climbed up the ladder. "Aryll, obaa-san wants us to--"
"Chikara-chan! About time you came back!" Aryll stared at her brother in surprise. "Wai! Oni-chan, that looks cool on you!"
"You-You think so?" asked Chikara uncertainly, staring down at the outfit he was wearing.
"Yeah! I swear, Chikara, green just becomes you!"
"Heh...." was all Chikara could respond.
"No, seriously, your blond hair just goes with that green hat! Cheer up, Chikara! Anyway..." Aryll was holding something behind her back. "Oni-chan, close your eyes!"
"Close Chikara-chan's eyes? Nan de?"
"Just close them, and hold out you're hand!" Looking confused, Chikara closed his eyes and held out his hands. "Hai, oni-chan!" said Aryll, placing an item in his hands.
Chikara opened his eyes and looked at his hands. "Wow! Aryll, you'd give Chikara-chan your telescope!" Chikara cried happily, looked at the telescope left to right.
"Yep! Because you are my oni-chan, you get to borrow this telescope... For one day only!"
"Nani?!?! Only one day?" came a surprised reply from Chikara.
"Oni-chan, this telescope is my most prized possession! Of course I'd only let you borrow it for one day!"
"Oh… Aryll, thank you so much! Chikara-chans happy today!"
"Well? Go on, oni-chan, look around with it! See if you can see our house from here!" Aryll pointed at their house. "Try it, try it!!"
"Okay, Aryll, Chikara-chans trying it out!" He looked through it. "Our house looks so small now that Chikara-chan's looking at it from here... Hey, that mailman Quill is here. How does he--"
"ONI-CHAN!!! Look up at the sky!" Aryll cried suddenly.
"Huh?" Chikara looked up, and saw a HUGE bird carrying something in its talons! "Aaah! Aryll, what do you think that is?"
"I--I don't know... But, what's it doing here?"
Chikara was about to say he didn't know either, when they heard a thud in the distance, and looked towards sea. "Ah! Aryll, look! See that ship over there?"
Sure enough, not far off the shore was a big, impressive ship with.... A pirate's flag on it! "On-Oni-chan, that's a pirates ship! Do you think they would try to steal from us?!"
Chikara zoomed in on the pirate ship, and noticed it was firing at the bird. "No, Aryll, Chikara-chan thinks it's attacking the bird." The pirate ship proved Chikara right by finally hitting the bird, and Chikara zoomed in on the girl who was falling. "She almost looks about Chikara-chans age..."
"Oni-chan!" Aryll turned to face Chikara, worry all over her face. "Oni-chan, what should we do?! She landed in the forest, whoever she is! We got to help her, but how?!?"
Chikara thought a bit, and looked up at the small forest at the top of the mountain. "Maybe... If Chikara-chan gets a sword, Chikara-chan could go up there and save her!"
Aryll stared at Chikara as if he had lost his mind. "Oni-chan, you—you don't have to follow my advice! You don't know how to use a sword, or anything like that! What could you do?"
Chikara looked up at the forest again. "Chikara-chan.... think of something..." Chikara looked around the island, and finally thought of something. "Chikara-chans got it! Chikara-chan'll go get a sword from Orca! Maybe he'll lend Chikara-chan one if Chikara-chan says he'll go rescue the girl!"
"Do you really think Orca will give a sword to you, oni-chan? He's a very strict man, and he might not give one to you without the proper training... What if he won't give it to you?"
"Don't worry, Aryll! He'll give Chikara-chan a sword!" With that, Chikara jumped down the post, and ran to Orca's house. "Orca! Chikara-chan needs a sword to rescue a girl who fell into the forest up the hill!"
Orca whacked the wall hard, and didn't seem to hear Chikara. "Hah! Take that!" And he whacked the wall hard with his staff.
Some pounding came from the ceiling. "STOP THAT RACKET, YOU MONSTEROUS BEING!! I'M TRYING TO STUDY!!" screeched Sturgeon from upstairs.
"Heh heh heh..." chuckled Orca, then turned around. "Oh, goodness!" he cried when he noticed Chikara. "Chikara? I didn't see you… Ah, I see you've finally become of age, right? Judging from the green clothing."
Chikara nodded. "Y-Yeah, and Chikara-chan needs a sword to go rescue a girl who fell on the forest at the top of the hill... Surely, Orca, you might have a--"
"A girl fell into the forest? Oh, was that the racket outside? Hmm... Well," said Orca after a few minutes, "I'm not just about to give you a sword... You have to prove yourself worthy of it!"
"Nani?!?!" cried Chikara. "What-- What does Chikara-chan have to do?"
Orca pulled out a sword and tossed it to Chikara. "Chikara, my friend..." He whacked the staff in his hands. "You have to fight me in a test for it!"
"Fi-Fi-Fight you?!?! But, what if Chikara-chan accidentally hits you?" stammered Chikara, sword quivering in his right hand.
"Don't worry about me, I'm ready for you! Now, try to come at me with a single jab, nothing else!" Orca ordered.
"A single jab? What's that?" asked Chikara.
And that's how the whole session continued. For about 15 minutes, Chikara tried to get the sword techniques right, and whenever Chikara would get something wrong, Orca would whack Chikara with his staff and tell him what to do again. Finally, Orca pronounced Chikara worthy of the sword.
"Alright, Chikara. I think you might be ready..." Chikara nodded, covered with dirt and arms bruised. "Hmm... This is strange… This eagerness… This anxiousness… Chikara, it appears that this sword has taken a liking to you!"
Chikara stared at Orca. "Eh?"
"Can't you feel it? Well, I guess I have no choice but to indulge the sword, and entrust it to you, Chikara!"
"Nani?! Honto ni?!" Chikara asked astoundedly.
Orca nodded. "Yes, I'm absolutely certain that you will not misuse this sword."
Chikara looked at the sword. "Okay, Orca... Well, Chikara-chan had better go! Chikara-chan's got to rescue that girl that fell into the forest!!" With that, Chikara gave a quick bow towards Orca and ran out the door, up the looong hill and to the bridge. "Alright, Chikara-chan... Let's go find the girl and rescue her!" Chikara ran across the bridge and into the forest.
"Where she is..." Chikara muttered to himself, and noticed the girl hanging from a tree branch, looking as if she were knocked out. "Don't worry, Chikara-chan'll save you..." Hopping over fallen tree branches, and tripping over a rock, Chikara was close to where the girl was. "Just a few more paces..." Chikara was about to go walk up to the tree when to enemies suddenly fell from the sky! "Aaaack!!" Chikara jumped back from the enemies. "What--What are these?!"
"Raar!" snarled one of the Bokoblins.
"Alright..." Chikara pulled out his sword. "Chikara-chan'll defeat you two..."
10 minutes later.... (Tetra's POV)
"Huh....? Where...?" I looked around, and saw a small kid being attacked by some Bokoblins... What was I doing hanging here? Shouldn't I....
"Itai! No fair knocking Chikara-chans weapon away!" the boy said, struggling from one Bokoblin while the other poked the kid with his spear.
"Ugh.... Get.... me... down... from.. here!" I said, trying to get myself down form the branch, when the branch snapped, and (how nice) I fell down! "Ooof... idiot trees.... Hey, Bokoblins!" I said, to get their attention, while pulling out my sword. "Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?"
"Raaar! Yirang raso faquana!" said one Bokoblin, the one holding the kid down. In his own little language, obviously.
A/N: The Bokoblins obviously don't speak Common, do they? I made this up according on how the goblins sounded like to me...
"Yeah, you!" I said, feeling my arrogant grin coming on.
The kid looked at me, still struggling against the Bokoblin. "H-Hey, there! Help Chikara-chan!"
"Sure," I answered, then looked around. Is he talking about himself or someone else?
A particularly hard poke from the Bokoblins spear made him cry out. "Iiiiitaaaiii!! Help Chikara-chan!!"
"Alright!" I said, and took a slice at the Bokoblin poking the kid.
"Rnnnaaacch!!" he snorted, then turned around, facing me. "Kadaaa!!" he yelled as he charged at me.
"Oh, really? Then..." I waited just for the precise moment, just before the Bokoblin's spear struck. "Now!!" I rolled behind the Bokoblin, and delivered a hard blow from behind the Bokoblin, and the goblin exploded in a purple cloud.
The Bokoblin that was holding the kid down looked at the exploding cloud, then at me, then chuckled nervously, and let the kid go, and ran off! Bloody coward!
(Fairy Reds POV)
Rubbing the small cuts on his arm, Chikara-chan got up, and picked up his sword. "Thank you for saving Chikara-chan!" he said happily, walking towards the girl.
She stared at him coldly. "Yeah, whatever... Where am I, and who are you?"
He smiled. "Chikara-chans name is Chikara-chan! Nice to meet you... What's you're name?"
"My names--"
"MISS TETRA!!!" cried a voice gleefully, and a big man came running towards Chikara and Tetra. "Ohmigod, I was soo worried when you landed on that summit, I thought you surely had--"
"Oh, come off it, Bruce! I'm fine!" Tetra looked around again at her surroundings. "Summit, you said? Then that bird dropped me on top of a mountain?" She frowned. "Well, that wasn't very nice of it!" Tetra ran to the forest entry, yelling, "Come on! We've got some revenge to plan!!"
A/N: I gave the pirates different names. Names I felt matched their personality better, except for Niko. Niko is such a cute name (and so is Niko ). These may not be the only names I changed…
Gonzo-------- Bruce
Nudge------ George
Senza------ Fred
Zuko------ Ron
Mako-------- Chum
Niko--------- (himself)
Bruce was about to follow when he noticed Chikara, who was watching curiously. "But, Miss Tetra, what about this boy?"
Tetra looked back. "Oh, don't worry about him. Now COME ON!!" she yelled impatiently.
Bruce glanced at Chikara, then ran after Tetra. Chikara blinked twice, then sheathed his sword. "Hmm... Well, now that Chikara-chans work is done..." Chikara walked out the forest, and looked across the bridge, and saw Aryll standing there. "Ah! Hey, Aryll!" he called.
"Hey, oni-chan!" Aryll said. "Obaa-san said to go see if you're alright... I wanted to check on you, and maybe help out, but now I see... Did you save that girl?"
"You mean I saved him!" corrected Tetra, who was standing close to the edge, looking down the cliff. "You're brother was attacked by Bokoblins, so I saved him."
"Well, as long as you're safe, oni-chan!" Aryll smiled, and walked across the bridge when they all heard a screeching.
"Abunai, Aryll!!" Chikara shouted, because the big bird that carried Tetra here arrived, and it swooped down low and grabbed Aryll!!
"Aaaaiiiieeeeeee!! ONI-CHAN!!!!!" Aryll screamed, trying to break free from the birds grasp. "ONI-CHAN!!!!" she yelled, voice shrinking as the bird flew higher and farther away.
"No!!! Aryll!! ARYLL!!!" Chikara unsheathed his sword and chased after the bird. "Aaah!!" Chikara slipped over the edge, but Tetra grabbed his wrist before he fell.
"Gaah! Stupid.... kid...." Tetra struggled as she tried to pull Chikara up. "You... got to.... stop.... moving!"
"Demo, Aryll--"
"Look, Chikara, she's gone! Aryll's gone! There's nothing you can do about it, Chikara!" Tetra looked down at Chikara, who stopped struggling. "Chikara! Come on!"
Chikara stared at the bird, already a small dot in the distance. "A--Aryll..." he said quietly.
Tetra pulled Chikara up. "Look, I'm sorry for sounding so harsh," said Tetra, catching the look on Chikara, who looked near tears, "but you shouldn't have let your sister cross the bridge... Come on, Bruce," Tetra ordered, walking down hill.
Chikara fell to his knees. "Aryll... Oh, Aryll, where is that bird taking you..?" he asked himself. "What can Chikara-chan do to get you back...?" Chikara looked at the ship Tetras where her crew was waiting for her. "Wait... That's it! Chikara-chan will get help from them! Oi, Tetra!!" he shouted, running after Tetra and Bruce. "Mate!!"
Tetra rolled her eyes and turned around. "What is it this time?" she asked, annoyed.
"Cou--Could Chikara-chan come with you guys?" Chikara panted.
Tetra stared at Chikara as if he had said something crazy, and sniggered a little. "Chi-Chikara, you want to come with us? Don't you remember what we are?"
Chikara blinked, slowly catch his breath. "Uhm... Wh-What?"
Tetra looked at her ship, then at Bruce, then the whole crew laughed loudly. "Chikara, you should've realized it when they were firing at the bird! We're pirates!"
Chikara looked at Tetra, then looked at the ship, remembering looking out at sea with Aryll... With Aryll.... Chikara saddened for a bit.
"Oi, oi, you pirates! You owe Chikara, don't you?" said a voice coming from behind Chikara, and Quill the postman landed next to Chikara. "You shouldn't be laughing at him when it was you who brought that bird here in the first place!"
Tetra stared hard at Quill, and lifted a hand to silence her crew. "Really? And who are you to tell us what to do, huh? I am Miss Fearsome Pirate! No one tells me or my pirates what to do! We're the terrors of the seas! You fear us, not tell us to listen to what some irresponsible little boy has to say!"
Quill crossed his arms and stared at Tetra for a long time. "Tell me, Miss Fearsome Pirate..." That sarcasm seemed to touch a nerve in Tetra. "Did you know that a lot of young ladies your age have been kidnapped recently?"
Tetra glared at him. "Yeah, I knew! I was almost one of them!"
"Then you realize that the young girl who was carried off just now was taken in your place? Aryll was kidnapped because that bird mistook her for you. Don't you think you could at least lend a helping hand to Chikara? It is, as I said before, your fault she's gone now."
Tetra bit her lip, and thought about it for a bit. "Humph. So what if you're right? I still couldn't take Chikara, because... Look at him!"
All attention from the pirates was directed to Chikara, then to Tetra again. Chikara looked up at Tetra cautiously, and said in a small voice, "What? What is Chikara-chan missing?"
"First of all, you certainly don't look cut out for adventure! I mean, with an outfit like that..." Tetra looked him up and down. "You could easily trip with tights like that on." Some of the crewmembers snickered.
Chikara blushed a bit. "They're not tights, they.... Th-This outfit, its traditional for boys 12 and older to wear an outfit like this on your birthday... It is said, in legend, that a boy close to this age wore a similar outfit, and he was called the Hero of Time. Chikara-chans 12 today... well, like Chikara-chan said, tradition."
"Oh, how nice," commented Tetra sarcastically. "And what do girls do? Do they get to cook and clean for the Hero of Time?"
Chikara shook his head. "No, not at all! Girls, they get to dress up too…"
"Humph. Typical men."
Quill glanced sharply at Tetra. "You should quit trying to change the subject, and let Chikara go with you!"
"Hey, I wasn't finished! Besides a terrible-looking outfit--"
"Oi! Obaa-san made this for Chikara-chan! Don't say bad things about obaa-san!" Chikara interrupted angrily.
"Number 2, postman," carried on Tetra, as if Chikara didn't say anything, "He has terrible grammar! He doesn't say 'me', or 'I', or even 'my'! I want intelligent people on my ship, thanks!" Tetras crew roared with laughter, and Chikara looked down, disheartened.
"Tetra! Honestly, think about what you are doing! You arrived kidnapped by a bird, your pirates free you from the bird, you land inside the forest, and Chikara goes to save you!"
"Correction: He attempted to save me! I ended up the one rescuing him from two Bokoblins!"
"That may be so, but then what happened next! Chikara's sister, Aryll, decides to go check on Chikrara just in case! For her kindness, she ends up kidnapped, and for Chikara's kindness, he ends up sister-less! All because your pirates led that bird here! Tetra, I have said it earlier, you owe it to Chikara!" Quill waited for a response from Tetra.
Tetra frowned, and closed her eyes, apparently in thought. After a few minutes, she open her eyes and sighed. "Fine, you can come, Chikara, but one more thing... You are going to go after the bird that stole your sister, yeah?"
Chikara nodded, still not looking up. "Yeah.... But Chikara-chan doesn't know where...."
"Don't worry, I know where. He went to the Forsaken Fortress, way up north-west of here."
"I knew that!" Tetra snapped at Quill, then turned back to Chikara. "Well, you won't get very far with just that small sword of yours. You'll need a shield or something!"
"A shield?" asked Chikara, finally looking up to face Tetra.
"Yeah! Because rushing in blindly won't get you anywhere! With just that sword for protection? That's not bravery, its stupid! I mean, come on!" said Tetra, looking up at the sky in exasperation. "Even a simple little island like this has to have something to use to protect yourself with! Anything?"
Chikara thought for a bit. Then he remembered the family shield on the wall inside his grandmas' house. "Chikara-chan knows! Be right back!"
Quill watched Chikara run back to his grandma's house, then turned to Tetra. "I thank you, Tetra. Kind deeds like this are repaid tenfold, you know."
Tetra nodded, sighing. "Yeah, yeah. I don't like the idea, but..." she looked up at Quill. "Don't worry about Chikara, he'll be fine. Now... why don't you go on about your business? We need to get ready to sail away."
Quill nodded. "Yes, I'd better go... I think we may see each other again... Until then, good bye." With that, Quill turned around, and took flight to deliver some more letters.
Meanwhile, with Chikara, he entered his grandmas' house. "Obaa-san!"
His grandma looked at Chikara surprisingly. "Chikara-chan? What's wrong? Is it Aryll? Where is she? I bet she's still out playing with the seagulls."
Chikara hesitated, then tried to smile. "Y-Yes, obaa-san...." Chikara looked up at the top of the small second floor, and climbed up the ladder. "Aa! Obaa-san, th-the shield.. Uhm... where is it?"
Chikara jumped down. "Obaa-san, Chikara-chan needs a--" Chikara stopped, because his grandmas back was suddenly turned on him, and she held something in her hands.
"Chikara-chan, you're looking for this?" she turned around slowly, holding the family shield. "I heard everything... About that girl, and the bird... And..." Chikara's grandma shook her head. "I don't understand.... How all this happened..." She held out the shield to Chikara. "But Chikara-chan, you'll need this... to find Aryll, right?"
Chikara looked at his grandma, then at the shield. "Obaa-san...." he took the shield that his grandma held out. "Obaa-san, Chikara-chan will bring back Aryll..... Chikara-chan promises on it!" Chikara held his grandma's hand. "Obaa-san..."
His grandma had begun to cry quietly. "Who--Who would do such a thing... To kidnap such a sweet, kind girl? Who...?" she asked between sniffles.
Chikara could feel tears brimming at the edge of his eyes. "Obaa-san..." he said, hugging his grandma close. "Chikara-chan will bring Aryll back... We'll both be back as soon as we can, obaa-san... Don't cry, it's alright..." Chikara said gently.
His grandma nodded, though tears were still running down her cheeks. "Oh, Chikara-chan.... Will you both be alright...?"
Chikara nodded, smiling. "Daijoobu, obaa-san... We'll come back, safe and sound, as always..." Chikara walked slowly for the door. "Obaa-san," he said.
His grandma looked up, wiping her tears away. "Yes, Chikara-chan?"
"Don't worry about Chikara-chan. Chikara-chan will be strong, like his obaa-san! And like Aryll, too. Chikara-chan will follow you and Aryll's example." Chikara nodded, and walked out the door.
His grandma sat down on her chair next to the stove. "Yes, Chikara-chan... Just like your grandma and sister..." she looked out the window to watch Chikara.
Chikara ran to Tetra. "Tetra, Chikara-chans ready! Can we go now?"
Tetra looked down from the ship. "Finally! Sheesh, we've been ready to go for about 20 minutes now! What were you doing?!"
"Well, Chikara-chan was--"
"Good! Now, Bruce, help Chikara aboard!"
Bruce tossed a rope over the side of the ship. "Go on, swabbie, climb up!"
Chikara looked up at Bruce and said, "The names Chikara, not Swabbie..." Chikara climbed up to the ship. "Thank you so much, Tetra." Chikara said to Tetra, smiling.
Tetra sighed, and looked up to the mast. "Okay, Ron, we're ready! Release the sails!"
"Aye, Miss Tetra!" called Ron from above.
The ship started to move, heading northwest. "Have a safe journey, Chikara!" called Sue-Belle.
"Try to come back in one piece now, Chikara! We'll miss you!" called Mesa.
"Bye-bye!" called Zill and Joel at the same time.
Chikara looked back, and smiled. "Chikara-chan will be back! Don't worry!" He glanced at Tetra, who was watching Chikara. "What?" he asked her.
Tetra shrugged. "Nothing," she said, though she sighed disgustedly.
Chikara looked back a Outset Island, and saw his grandma. She was standing on the balcony. Chikara ran to the edge of the ship, and called to his grandma, "Ja ne, obaa-san! Chikara-chan will miss you, obaa-san!" Chikara waved to his grandma, who waved back. "Bye..."
"Ugh," said a disgusted voice behind Chikara. "How much longer will this last? I think I'm gonna sick… Pirates, an estimate to how much longer we must endure this?" Tetra winked at him and said, "Honestly, are you sure you don't just want to go back now? We still have time, you know. If you think you can't handle being so far away from home, we can just drop you off now."
Chikara frowned back at Tetra, and looked back once more at Outset Island. "No... Chikara-chans okay with this... Besides, it's too late now, and Chikara-chan has to find Aryll..."
Tetra nodded. "Yeah, yeah, I know." She jumped down to the main deck, and looked up at Chikara. "Now, you'd better find something useful to do while you are aboard my ship! Don't get in the way of us, and don't draw attention to yourself! Is that understood?"
Chikara stared at her, then nodded. "Yeah, Chikara-chan understands... Chikara-chan will just sit here... Is that okay?"
Tetra sighed, and turned around. "Sure..." she looked back and winked again. "That is until I find something for you to do."
Whenever Tetra winked like that, Chikara couldn't help but think what things she could make him do. "Ok-Okay, Tetra..." Chikara sat down, and looked out to sea, hoping to see Outset Island one last time. But he couldn't see it anymore. Chikara sighed, and pulled out a journal he always kept with him, though he hadn't written in it yet. "Maybe Chikara-chan will record his journey here, so that in the future... Chikara-chan will remember this..."
Day 1
Well, today I decided to write in this journal, a gift from last years birthday. I am on a pirates ship right now, but not as a captive... Right? I'm here because... Aryll was carried off today by a huge bird. That bird is going to the Forsaken Fortress, northwest of here. Though I doubt we'll get there over night...
I just hope Tetra and her pirates can ignore me long enough so that they won't... Hurt me or anything... To tell you the truth, I'm kinda afraid of Tetra. I mean, she's nice, but she's tough, too! And mean, and... I'll tell you later. Right now, I'm kinda tired, so.... I'll just stop for today. Good Night...
Chikara-chan, Pirates Ship, 5:49 PM. Status: Tired
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Well, a nice ending to a nice prologue, no? You tell me what you think, okay? I think it looks nice, because the Muses worked hard to bring this story to life, so... yeah, R&R, and if you flame this, I'll know who did it, and send the Muses after you. You'll see... Okay, then! Byee!
The Nihongo (Japanese) used in the Prologue.
Oi Hey!
Obaa-san Grandma
Mate Wait!
Ja ne See you later!
Daijobu It's alright.
Itai used when you hurt yourself, means "Ouch!" or "Owwie!"
Tadaima I'm home!
Datte But, still, because, for (used for "but")
Nani What?
Hai "Yes" or "Here!"
Abunai! Watch out! or Look out!
Demo Even, though, even if, as well, also, but, still (used for "but")
O-kari nasaiWelcome home!
Oni-chan Big brother