Disclaimer: I don't own squat. The Legend of Zelda series belongs to Nintendo. But hey, that's life.
AN: So this is something I've had brewing in my head for a while, and I felt it was time to put it in words. This is my first Legend of Zelda fanfic, so constructive criticism is much appreciated. Okay? Okay. With that in mind, I hope you enjoy my retelling of the Wind Waker Legend...
This is but one of the legends of which the people speak...
Long ago, there existed a kingdom where a golden power lay hidden.
It was a prosperous land blessed with green forests, tall mountains, and peace.
But one day a man of great evil found the golden power and took it for himself.
With its strength at his command, he spread darkness across the kingdom.
But then, when all hope had died and the hour of doom seemed at hand...
...a young boy clothed in green appeared as if from nowhere.
Wielding the blade of evil's bane, he sealed the dark one away and gave the land light.
This boy, who traveled through time to save the land, was known as the Hero of Time.
The boy's tale was passed down through generations until it became legend...
But then... a day came when a fell wind began to blow across the kingdom.
The great evil that all thought had been forever sealed away by the hero...
...once again crept forth from the depths of the earth, eager to resume its dark designs.
The people believed that the Hero of Time would again come to save them.
...But the hero did not appear.
Faced by an onslaught of evil, the people could do nothing but appeal to the gods.
In their last hour, as doom drew nigh, they left their future in the hands of fate.
What became of that kingdom...? None remain who know.
The memory of the kingdom vanished, but it's legend survived on the wind's breath.
On a certain island, it became customary to garb boys in green when they came of age.
Clothed in green of fields, they aspired to find heroic blades and cast down evil.
The elders wished only for the youths to know courage like the hero of legend...
But one fateful day, a young, energetic, special boy was granted more than just the hero's courage...
~ The Legend of Zelda: Time Guided by Wind ~
"Big Brother!"
The voice of the little girl echoed across the small island.
Aryll couldn't believe it. Her big brother, Link, still wasn't home, during what was considered to be the most important day of his life. Well, it did happen every year, but it was still important to the little girl. Anything was important if it had to deal with her Big Brother. Taking a final sweep across the area with her telescope, to see nothing of her brother, she started to run.
Aryll ran across the shore, screaming Link's name at the top of her lungs, in worry and annoyance. Where could he be? Where on the great sea could he-
A far off snore found its way to Aryll's ears. The girl smirked. "I knew it."
She dashed to the source of the noise; her special Lookout. Link should've known better than to sleep on top of her most favorite spot in all of Outset Island. She decided she would just have to wake him up. She climbed up the ladder, making sure to keep a good hold on her telescope.
The big brother in question was definitely asleep, Aryll realized, as she spied on him with the telescope when she reached the top. But not for much longer, she thought mischievously.
"BIG BROTHER!" she hollered.
Link snorted, being yanked back to the real world without warning. Aryll quickly sneaked onto the lookout before Link could notice, and quietly giggled as he stood up, looking around for a reason for his abrupt awakening. Finding none, he stopped to stretch before searching the area once more. He never got the chance though, considering the reason for his awakening made its presence known. Quite loudly, in fact.
"I knew you'd be here!" giggled Aryll.
Link darted around in alarm before slowly growing a cross look on his face. "I should've known it was you, Little Sis. You always wake me up when I tell you not to."
Aryll continued to laugh. "Didn't you realize where exactly it was you were sleeping? This is my FAVORITE spot to gaze out at the sea. When I play with the gulls, I call it 'Aryll's Lookout.' You were sleeping on my Lookout floor, which isn't allowed," declared Aryll, smirking. She resumed her giggling.
Link was too tired to argue over who the lookout really belonged to, so he simply responded, "Well I hope you have another, much more important reason for waking me up."
Aryll paused in her giggling to stare at Link as if he sprouted a tail. "...You're still half asleep, aren't you?"
"Hnng- huh?" responded Link, saving himself from nodding off.
Aryll grew a big smile. "Did you forget? Big Brother, it's your birthday!"
Well that definitely got his attention. His eyes grew incredibly wide, and quickly went back to normal. Link quickly scratched the back of his head with embarrassment.
"Ohhhh yeeeeaahh I knew that," he lied.
"You did, huh?" accused Aryll, humorously. "Then why didn't you remember that Grandma has been waiting for you to come back to the house?! She's been waiting for a while now-"
"Oh shoot!" Link blurted. He ran to the ladder, quickly adding "I'll talk to you later, Sis!" before climbing down half of the ladder, and free falling the rest of the way down.
Aryll just stared at the Lookout's exit for a second, before shrugging and returning to her telescope.
"Grandma? I'm here!" called out Link, opening the door to his house.
"Upstairs, dearie!" replied his kind grandmother.
Link grew a big smile as he climbed the ladder to the second half of the peaceful house. Though his sister could get a little bit too much for him to handle, he was always willing to be with his grandma. Ever since she swore to protect him when he was orphaned, the two have given each other constant support. And on a side note, her soup was amazing.
Link made it to the top of the ladder to come face to face with his grandma, who had on a big smile.
"I've been waiting for you Link," stated Link's grandma.
Link guiltily chuckled. "Heh heh heh... Yeeeeeaaaahhhh... Sorry about that," said Link, sheepishly.
"Not to worry, Link. Everything is fine," responded his grandma. Link smiled, relief flooding his body.
It was at that moment when Link took notice of the peculiar items his grandma was holding. "What are those?" asked the curious boy.
His Grandma's face lit up. "These are the Hero's Clothes, my dear one!"
Link gave the clothing further inspection. It consisted of a dark green vest, a light green long sleeve shirt, a brown belt with a golden circular buckle, brown boots, and tan pants. But the most interesting article of clothing was the long floppy green hat. Altogether, the "Hero's Clothes" looked awfully uncomfortable to wear in Outset Island's hot weather. Good thing he didn't have to-
"Try these on," said his grandma.
Oh no.
"But Grandma!" cried out Link. Link's grandma simply chuckled.
"Time certainly flies... I can't believe you're already old enough to wear these clothes," said Link's grandma, cheerfully.
Knowing that he wasn't getting anywhere, Link reluctantly took the clothes. He silently pouted, his face being one of complete distress.
His grandmother gave him a stern look as a response. "Don't look so disappointed, dear one! Just try them on."
"Oh fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine," sulked Link, watching in dismay as his grandma turned around to give him privacy to change into something he didn't want to wear.
As he changed, his grandma continued to speak, knowing he would listen whether he wanted to or not. "Today is a day to celebrate! It is the day that you become the same age as the young hero spoken of in all the legends."
This gave Link pause. Link was a huge fan of the legends, and as a younger boy he slowly was inspired to be just like the Hero of Time. That, and the fact that the clothes ended up being a perfect fit, eased Link's humiliation as he wore the new outfit. His grandma turned around to admire the new look.
"Isn't that nice, Link? They suit you perfectly! A perfect fit! Not only are you as old as the legendary hero, you look so much like him!" beamed Link's grandmother.
But Link was wary. While the legends were detailed, he never recalled them mentioning any actual age of the hero. Maybe they did. Maybe they didn't. He didn't know. The legends weren't found in books, they were told by elders. If the legends were ever discovered in a book later on in Link's life, he would be forced to question the truth of them.
"Really?" responded the unsure, but amazed, Link.
His grandmother chuckled quietly. "Of course, dear one. And besides, you only have to wear them for one day, so don't look so down. Be proud, child!"
Link couldn't help but grin. Who cared if the legends mentioned the hero's age or not?! As far as Link was concerned, he was the same age as the legendary Hero of Time! All embarrassment he had for wearing the garments was whisked away by the wind.
"Thanks, Grandma. I think I will," concluded Link, filled with new pride. His grandmother grinned in response.
"Here's the best part," said Link's grandma, practically beaming. "In the olden days, this was the day boys were finally considered to be men."
"But Grandma!" shouted Link, terrified with the idea of becoming an adult.
His grandma laughed kindheartedly. "Of course, you have a while before that ever happens."
"Oh," said Link, calming down immediately.
"But it was men who were taught the ways of the sword to prepare them for battle with their enemies," mischievously added the playful grandmother.
"Aww come on," sulked Link. It was no secret to anybody that Link always dreamed of owning, and mastering, his own sword. But whenever he pleaded with Orca, the elder who was very experienced with the art of the sword, Orca would stand his ground, refusing to allow a kid to hold the tool of an adult. And besides, even if Link was old enough to wield a sword,-
"We don't live in such an age any longer," continued the grandmother. "Our ways are the ways of peace."
This only brought Link down even further.
"But I wanna use a sword!" semi-whined the child.
"Patience," replied his grandma. "I never said we don't use weapons for self defense. We've only shelved them in hopes of preventing wars. You shall get a sword someday. And when you do, be sure you are trained by Orca. He is the only one on the island who still knows anything about swordplay."
"'Self defense?' Using a sword doesn't sound like defense. That sounds like what we would do with our family shield. Speaking of the shield, why did you mount ours on the wall?" questioned Link, pointing to the family shield on the wall, decorated with a wreath. His grandmother only smiled.
"Hanging the family shield on the wall as decoration that has been carried down from those days," answered Link's grandma. "Now, does all of this make sense to you?"
Link nodded, slightly. "I think so."
He actually didn't truly understand any of it, but he knew that now was not the time to question his own grandmother.
His grandmother smiled again. "Excellent! Well, tonight I'm going to invite the whole town over for your birthday party, so I'd better start getting ready, shouldn't I?"
Link beamed. "A party? Grandma, you shouldn't have!"
"Nonsense! Why shouldn't I?! You're my grandson," chortled the grandmother. "And prepare yourself. Your grandma is going to make your favorite soup for you tonight! Mmmm!"
Link was ecstatic. "Grandma, you're the best!" he shouted, giving her a big hug.
"Of course, dearie! I just know you're looking forward to it!" replied the grandmother, happily returning the hug.
"But," she added, bringing Link back and holding him gently by his shoulders. "I can't start making it until you get your sister, Aryll, for me."
Link ran out the front door so quickly, his grandmother was surprised it wasn't unhinged.
Somewhere in the Great Sea, far off to the north, on an island deserted by all except for a lone statue, a voice emerged.
The voice was calm, but fierce, belonging to someone who held great power.
"Look alive, sisters, for the time of wish fulfillment is nigh. We shall finally be able to grant the hopes of the past, along with the desires of the present."
To the far east, on a similar island, a voice of confidence and determination spoke up.
"I think the waiting should've been over a long time ago for the desires of the past. What held us back from granting it before?"
To the far south, on a third island, a voice of wisdom and serenity spoke at last.
"Because, sister, the laws of the secret world known as 'Termina' complicated matters. Now that the matter is settled, we can successfully carry out the desires asked of us."
The powerful voice responded, "Indeed. But I wonder if our actions will upset him."
The courageous voiced shuddered. "He most certainly will."
The wise voice replied, "The possibility is very likely. But we must remember how much knowledge he could share with the newcomer.
The courageous voice almost laughed. "That is true, Sister. And now that I think about it, considering everything he has faced, the newcomer could be huge support in helping him experience joy after many many years without it. But newcomer or not, I believe it is time for the child's suffering to end."
The voice of wisdom replied, "I could not have said it better myself, Sister."
The voice of power made a final remark. "It is settled then. We must prepare to execute our plan very soon. Stay alert, or the chance will be lost."
Silence engulfed the Great Sea once more, but a feeling of intense focus had engulfed the entirety of it.
Link climbed the Lookout ladder to hear multiple seagulls. He briefly wondered how Aryll managed to befriend the seagulls. Birds in general were always so jumpy, it was amazing that Aryll managed to calm them down. His pondering quickly vanished when his eyes met his sister's. She smiled, which made Link smile in return.
Though there were multiple moments where Link saw Aryll as a thorn in his side, there were countless other moments that were quite the opposite for him. He adored his sister, and he would do anything for her. Because that's what brothers should do.
"Ah! 'Hoy, Big Brother!" said Aryll, joyfully. She ran up and gave the birthday boy a big hug.
Link chuckled, happy to return the hug. "'Hoy there, Little Sis! Staying out of trouble?"
"Uh huh!" shouted the eight year old girl, nodding her head rapidly. Soon, her eyes went down from Link's eyes to inspect his new outfit. She was in awe.
"Woooowwwww. Did Grandma make that outfit for you?" asked the curious sister.
"That's right," responded Link, and even though it kind of looked embarrassing, he couldn't help but feel proud about wearing it.
Aryll grew a look of worry. "But wow... You look like you'd be way too hot in those clothes..."
Link went to respond immediately with a humorous comeback, when he suddenly had a very interesting realization: He hadn't broken a sweat once while he was wearing the garments. In fact, he felt warmer in his blue outdoor clothing than he was in these clothes. It was as if the clothes were adjusting to keep Link's body in perfect condition...
"I guess they're pretty neat, though!" continued the sister, leaving Link to wonder about it on a later date.
"So, anyway, Link... Can you close your eyes and hold out your hand? Just for a second!"
Link looked at her suspiciously before closing his eyes. "If you shove me off the Lookout tower and into the water, I swear I will-"
He felt an object fall into his hands, and he heard his sister demand for him to open his eyes.
He opened his eyes to see his sister's telescope in his hands.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" cheered Aryll.
Link gawked at the present. This was his sister's most precious belonging. He couldn't just-
"It's only for one day!" said Aryll, reading his mind. "You're lucky that you're my big brother, or you never would've gotten this! So? Well?! Do you like it?"
Link smiled warmly, and gently ruffled up Aryll's hair. "Of course I do, Sis. You're the best."
Aryll giggled. "Ooh, why don't you try it out!"
Link paused. "Right now?"
"Right now! Try looking at our house from here," squealed Aryll.
Link took it as a challenge. "You got it, Sis!"
Link took extra care as he extended the telescope, and peered through the smaller end of it.
It was definitely fascinating to see far away objects up close. What was once yards away was now right up in Link's face, and in full detail. He noticed the birds in the forest located at the top point of the mountain. He noticed the gigantic head of stone, resting on the other side of the island.
He noticed the weird bird-like postman, flapping its wings frantically, an expression of panic written all over its face.
"The postman looks kinda weird, doesn't he?" said Aryll.
Oh right, that thing is a "he", thought Link.
"AAAAAHH!" shouted Aryll, making Link almost drop the precious telescope in surprise.
"What?! What is it, Aryll?! What's wrong?!" yelled Link, in shock.
"The sky, Link! The sky! Look up in the sky!" screamed Aryll quickly, terrified.
Link didn't hesitate to bring the telescope's gaze up to the sky. What he saw next almost made him scream.
Up in the sky, was the biggest bird that Link had ever seen in his entire life. Its body was dark violet, and so were its wings, but the wings had dashes of white and red at the edges. Its tail feathers were a nauseating combination of orange and bright green. Its bottom claws were orange, and they were curled up, as if the monster was holding onto something...
Link extended the telescope even further, to find out that the beast was holding onto something: a little girl with yellow hair and tanned skin.
Then an explosion was heard, and a cannon ball whizzed past Link's extended line of sight. He moved his gaze to the bottom right, to see a pirate ship, blasting cannonballs at the two airborne creatures. A pirate ship.
Link was now beginning to sweat. What was once a peaceful little island the boy was inhabiting, was now a war zone for a ferocious beast and a crew of dirty pirates. Whether it was the bird or the child the pirates were aiming for, Link didn't know.
That was until a cannonball made a direct hit to the bird's face. The bird screeched, dropping the child, as it flew out of Link's line of sight. So Link switched his gaze to the child, keeping the telescope on her as she fell into the highest point of outset island...
The Outset Island Forest.
Well that wont be good, Link thought. The Forest was off limits ever since the bridge was deemed no longer safe to cross (all because of one missing plank, grumbled Link's thoughts). Anything could've inhabited the forest since then, and Link was pretty sure none of them would enjoy visitors from the sky.
Link shortened his telescope and put it away into one of the pockets in his new clothing. He froze again, for once again the clothing struck him as peculiar. The telescope seemed to... vanish, when he put the object in his pants pocket. What is this tunic made of?! Link's mind shouted.
Link's train of thought was derailed by his sister's cry in alarm.
"Link, this is so terrible! That girl fell into the forest! She needs help!" shouted the worried sister.
Link gawked. "Aryll, are you crazy?! Nobody would be willing to cross that broken bridge, and nobody would be able to deal with whatever lives in the forest!"
"So what, you'd rather have the girl figure out what lives there the hard way?!" shouted Aryll.
Link visibly hunched forward in dread. "You're absolutely right. But I can't go alone!"
"I know that! You're obviously going to have to use something to defend yourself with!" hollered Aryll.
Link paused. Something to defend myself... that sounds a lot like "Self defense"...
"The time has arrived, sisters," announced the voice of power. "Are we all prepared?"
"We are," answered the other two.
"We mustn't forget the danger of this," added the wise voice.
"It never left my mind at all," piped in the courageous voice.
"It is too late to doubt now. We have no choice but to commit to this," finished the powerful voice.
There was silence, but only for a moment. Then all three voices spoke as one.
"Wind, wait for command. Time, heed our call."
The waves began to ripple softly, and the sky darkened ever so slightly.
"This is our only request..."
Everything froze, halted by time.
...
"Release the Storm."
When Link rushed inside Orca's battle dojo, he saw an interesting sight.
The elder was... rushing himself into the shark decoration on the wall. When the elder noticed Link, however, all shark-rushing stopped.
"Link!" shouted Orca in surprise. "Is that you? If I recall correctly, today you are the same age as the legendary hero. When did you get so old?"
"Umm, sorry sir, but I-"
"You must build strong muscles from now on! Strong muscles!" continued Orca.
"Sir, I really need to ask-"
"You have come at the perfect moment! I was just trying my rolling attack. Allow me to teach it to you!"
It took all of Link's restraint to keep himself from yelling at the elder. He instead took his aggression out by banging his head on the wall once.
This made every single vase on the shelves fall and shatter.
From upstairs, the older elder, Sturgeon, cussed. "Such a racket! Can't you keep quiet!? You've knocked everything off my shelves, you drafted hooligan," shouted Sturgeon, believing the chaos to have been caused by his brother, instead of the child.
Link looked back at Orca, who was now concerned, but far from angry.
"What's the matter, Link? You have an urgent look about you... Has something happened?"
"There is a girl in trouble, and she's stranded in the forest at the top of the island. I have to go save her, but I can't go alone. It's too dangerous," said Link, very maturely, to Orca's surprise.
Link bowed to the sensei, closing his eyes. "I am humbly asking for a sword. Not for fun, not for battle, but for self defense."
Orca was shocked. The boy seemed so... adult-like. And Link was definitely wasn't lying. His eyes told the whole story to Orca.
Orca exhaled, reaching a decision.
"So you have come for some serious instruction in the way of the sword?"
"Yes, sir," answered Link, humbly.
"Very good! Your first lesson shall be the horizontal slice!" exclaimed Orca, enjoying Link's shocked expression.
"The storm has begun, Sisters," stated the voice of wisdom.
"Excellent. The hardest stage has been completed flawlessly," added the voice of power.
The voice of courage shuddered "Maybe the hardest part has already ended for you two, but for me, it has only begun..."
The other two voices dyed down, in sympathy for the troubled spirit, as their request began to course through the Great Sea...
Link cried out has he brought his sword down on the staff once more.
"That was a fine display!" congratulated the elder.
Link scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "You really think so?"
"Indeed! Your moves were flawless!"
"Thank you, sir!" Link cheered, beaming.
Then, Orca's eyes went darker.
"And yet... I sense a certain anxiousness in the sword you hold... an eagerness that goes far beyond the mere desire to be wielded on the fields of battle..."
Link simply stood there, refusing to believe what he hoped was true...
"I have faith in you. Somehow, I doubt you will misuse that sword..."
"S-sir, are you-!?" Link stammered.
"You may have it, Link. I give it freely. Take the blade with you..."
Link dashed out the door, remembering to holler a "Thank you sir!" before shutting the door.
Orca simply chuckled. "May you go far in your adventure, Link."
Link shuddered as he climbed the path up to the bridge. The sky had taken on a much more foreboding appearance, its blue color completely gone, covered by clouds. Link could've sworn he heard thunder as well, which was strange and scary, considering Sturgeon's sense of weather never foretold of any storms today.
I have to save her quickly before a possible storm wrecks the bridge! thought Link.
Link quickly crossed the bridge, unsheathed his sword, and bravely entered the forest...
Link didn't find a single living thing as he entered the forest. He forced down the urge to chuckle at his early paranoia. Focus, Link. Just because you don't see anything right now doesn't mean there isn't anything...
Link's mind was right, because when he peeked past an edge of stone, he saw a very unsettling sight.
He could only describe it as a cross between a man and a pig. It was dark purple, and it's eyes pleaded for battle.
Link looked at his sword. I didn't want to have to use this so soon...
Link darted around the corner, and charged at the startled creature.
Link stabbed it, which quickly riled it up. Before it could counter, Link sliced horizontally, and ended it with two fierce upper slices. The creature never stood a chance.
Link was swelled with pride, but that pride was immediately replaced by terror. I just killed a living creature! I never even gave it a chance to show me mercy!
But then, the creature burst into black smoke, and Link could feel the darkness coming from it. That was enough to convince Link that the creature never planned to show him mercy, if the creature even knew what mercy was.
Link couldn't rest though because suddenly, two more creatures landed on the ground behind him, looking just like the monster he just defeated.
Link focused on them as he brought his sword far back, glaring at the two enemies as they leered closer to him. And when they leered close enough...
"HYAAAAAH!" Link shouted, fiercely spinning his sword around once, taking both of the creatures out with one attack.
They both exploded with the same smoke as the first one, and Link shuddered. He didn't understand why, but the smoke put him on edge.
That smoke was all but forgotten though, when he heard a yelp above him.
There, snagged on the branch of a tree, was the tanned girl. She was flailing on the branch, a look of fright etched on her face.
Link went to catch her, when a blast of thunder startled him.
That thunder was the sole reason that Link never caught the girl. Instead, the girl landed on him.
"Owwwwww..." muttered the boy.
Soon after that, water started to fall, covering the whole Forest, and it's inhabitants, with water droplets.
Link stood up, and brushed himself off when a rude question startled him.
"Wow. What's with that getup?"
Link darted around to gawk at the girl that was looking at him disapprovingly. A girl that only five seconds ago, landed on him.
All of Link's desires to save the girl vanished just like that.
"Well, whatever," continued the girl. "So, where am I?" she asked Link.
Link only glared at her, in response.
"Fine, I'll figure it out myself," scoffed the girl, looking around. "Oh, that's right! That giant bird came and..."
"Miss! Miss Tetra!" cried an unfamiliar voice.
Oh great, now the girl has a NAME, grumbled Link in his thoughts.
He looked over to the entrance to find one of the pirates that he saw with Aryll's telescope. But interestingly enough, the pirate didn't really look that threatening, considering he was doing something with his legs that made it look like he needed a bathroom break. Link shoved down a surfacing giggle, in his annoyance with the entire situation.
The pirate ran up to the girl— ahem, Tetra —, looking incredibly relieved. Link could've sworn the buff pirate was about to cry.
"Oh! Oh, thank... Thank goodness! You're safe! When I saw you get dropped on this summit, I thought for sure you'd..." spluttered the pirate.
Link couldn't help but find the whole situation mildly humorous. A little girl that was brash?! A pirate that was a hair away from crying?! What next?!
"Summit?" replied Tetra. "So that bird dropped me on the top of a mountain? Well, wasn't that nice of it!" Tetra snarled, sarcasm roaring in her voice.
Tetra headed toward the exit when another clap of thunder startled Link and scared the pants off of the pirate.
Tetra turned back briefly to give the pirate an are-you-kidding-me glare.
"Well don't just stand there! Let's go!" commanded Tetra, to the pirate. "Time to repay our debt to that bird in full!" she threatened, as she rushed to the exit.
The pirate made eye contact with Link, who glared in return. Shuddering, the pirate's gaze returned to Tetra's shrinking figure.
"But, Miss... What about this boy?" called the pirate, doing his best to ignore a third clap of thunder. It was a miracle that none of the lightning bolts had set the whole area on fire.
"Don't worry about him. Come on!" shouted Tetra.
Now Link was furious. There is no way you are just tossing me aside, his mind yelled, as he followed the pair.
The three made their way out of the forest without any problems, unless one counted being sopping wet as a problem, which Link definitely did.
Finally fed up, Link broke the silent-boy characteristic with ferocity, scaring the pirate and startling the girl, Tetra.
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAD TO DO TO GET UP HERE?!" He shouted over the pouring rain.
"Oh really?! Well thank you sooooooo much for throwing your life away for a situation I had under control! Were you expecting a kiss?" retorted Tetra.
"A kiss?! Heck no! A simple 'Thank you' would've been JUST FINE!" screamed Link.
"Well, I already SAID that, so you can shut up!" yelled Tetra.
"YOU DIDNT MEAN THAT 'THANK YOU' AND YOU KNOW IT!"
"'Hoy! Big Brother! You don't need to shout that loud! The storm isn't that bad!"
Link paused in his rage to gaze at the other side of the bridge.
There was his sister, waving, smiling, sopping wet, and loving every single second of it.
Link's fury vanished, happy to know that his sister was unharmed.
"'Hoy there, Little Sis!" called out Link, happily
Aryll laughed, and began to cross the bridge.
"Be careful of the bridge, Aryll!" called out Link, his protective-brother instincts taking ahold of him.
"Don't worry, Big Brother, I see it!" Aryll called over the noise of the storm.
Link smiled, having full confidence in his sister after that, but ready to save her if anything happened...
It all started when he heard the screech of the forgotten creature.
Link froze once again, panic coursing though his mind and heart. He looked all around, and finally found the bird, it's figure silhouetted by the storm covering the island.
If it sees Tetra, then it'll take all of our lives along with her! screamed Link's head, remembering the creature's humongous form.
But the bird never went towards Tetra. It wasn't even close to her or the other two figures nearby her.
No, the bird set its bright yellow eyes on Aryll.
Link saw what was going to happen before anybody else did. "Aryll! Look out!"
Aryll paused to give Link a stern look. "Honestly! Don't you trust me enough to cross a bridge?!"
"Aryll, you don't understand!"
"I understand you perfectly, Big Brother. And I'm getting tired of you worrying about me!"
"There's a-!"
"It's like every time you see me do something slightly dangerous-"
"GIANT BIRD!"
Aryll caught his meaning, but it was already too late.
One moment, Aryll was darting her head to the left to see the giant bird monster.
The next moment, she was being carried away from the island, in the midst of a storm, away from her big brother.
"BROTHER!" she cried to the island, which was shrinking quickly.
"SISTER!" Link shouted, sprinting at the fading figure, sword in hand-
Only to almost fall to his death.
Tetra had caught him just in time, but the fact that the boy was squirming with desperation wasn't helping matters.
"Uhhn!" grunted Tetra in annoyance, and hidden fear. "Stupid kid! Get ahold of yourself! She's gone! There's nothing you can do!"
She heaved the kid back up onto the ledge, and it took all of her strength to hide her sympathy from him. Especially when he started yelling at her and the pirate, Gonzo.
"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! ALL OF IT! IF YOU DIDN'T DO WHATEVER IT WAS TO GET THAT BIRD TO HATE YOU, OR IF YOU JUST STAYED AWAY FROM THE ISLAND, OR IF YOU NEVER HIT THE BIRD WHILE YOU WERE HERE, NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED!"
The enraged child began tugging at the wet grass in hysteria. "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU BOTH! I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOOOOOUUUUUU!"
The child collapsed at Tetra's feet, and bawled in front of her. She couldn't do anything but hug him then, no matter how much he squirmed. She didn't mind. His attitude was entirely reasonable. It was entirely her fault.
It was her situation that created this poor child, who had lost all happiness, all courage, and most importantly, all hope.
On the other side of the Great Sea, on a ruined ship, a lone figure with a telescope was observing the frightening form of an area loaded with barricades and searchlights. Well, the storm was making the telescope gazing difficult, but the man didn't care. We was in too much awe and fright.
At the top of this dangerous landmark, stood a house of some sort, but the man didn't dare to observe it in detail.
Something, or someone, lived in that house, and its cruelty was so fierce, nobody could even gaze at the living space without fear of being watched.
"Oh my goodness! S-So frightening!" exclaimed the man.
Suddenly, the man was startled by a flash of lightning, which was immediately followed by a clap of thunder.
The man went to put his telescope away when another flash of lightning was made, along with another clap.
But the interesting thing was, the man could've sworn the lightning had touched the same spot in the sky, right above the foreboding fort in front of him.
Another flash of lightning, and the man confirmed that this one definitely touched the same area. The clap of thunder didn't startle the man this time.
Another flash of lightning. Another clap of thunder.
Another flash of lightning. Another clap of thunder.
A glaring light of blue. A sound as pure as the heavens.
The man immediately pulled out his telescope to investigate. He extended it, and gazed at the light.
It was wondrous to his eyes. And pleasing to his ears. But it didn't give him a feeling of power, the man noted. It gave him a feeling of... comfort.
And then, something fell out of the circular light in the air.
The light closed off, taking the storm with it, as if both were never there.
The man quickly focused his telescope on the falling figure.
It seemed to be the unconscious figure of...
A young boy, clothed in green.
The man, in shock, fell off the ruined ship's mast, and into the water.
AN: It begins. And it shall continue very soon. Chances are, as you're reading this, I'm working on the next chapter. Hope this interests you enough to keep reading!