This idea struck me while I was thinking about WW and playing the fishing game in OOT. I don't know if it's really that funny (it was when I got the idea)

This is my second Zelda fic, so be nice to me when you review, okay??

Please review!

-Nagem

Link winced as he blew on his hands. They were raw and red from the ordeal Niko had just put him through. He bit his lip against a cry as he grabbed the bottom rung of the ladder that would lead him to the platform that he could access the main deck from.

"Ow, ow, ow," he muttered as his raw hands rubbed against the wooden surface of the ladder. Stupid pirates. Stupid chest. Stupid ropes. Stupid Tetra. He grabbed for the next rung of the ladder, and his hand landed on a large splinter of wood sticking out from it.

"AH!!!"

He fell to the ground and landed hard on his back. Stupid ladder.

A blue bandana appeared above him. "You all right?" Niko asked, his eyes displaying no concern, rather laughter. Link sighed in response, and rolled over onto his stomach, propped himself on his arms, and glared at the tiny pirate.

"Does it look like I'm all right?" Link asked sarcastically. Before Niko had a chance to answer, they heard heavy footfalls on the wooden platform above them. Gonzo's face peered down at him. Link flopped onto his stomach. "What now?" he moaned.

"Miss Tetra wants to see you," Gonzo said. Link huffed, got up, and began trying to climb the ladder again. Apparently, he wasn't fast enough for Gonzo, because the tough-guy pirate reached down and grabbed Link by the neck of his tunic, pulling him up. Link let out a small sound of protest, and was immediately dumped on his rear for it. "I'd suggest you get going."

"Thanks," Link said sarcastically, and headed for the main deck of the ship. Tetra stood near the railing, leaning over and peering into the ocean. Link tapped her on the shoulder. "Pirate Link reporting for duty. How may I serve your highness?" he asked, giving Tetra a mock-salute.

WHAP!

Link reeled away from Tetra, a large red handprint on his face.

"I'm not a 'highness'," Tetra said. "If you must address me like that, I am 'Captain,' or, 'Miss Tetra.'"

"Gotcha," Link murmured, gingerly tapping the handprint. "What did you need with me? I thought I was told to stay out of the way until we got to the Forsaken Fortress." He looked around. Nothing in plain sight looked like a fortress to him.

"You need to find a way to get your own food," Tetra said, turning back to the ocean. "We're not an inn. We won't feed you."

"What?" Link cried. "I passed that damn test Niko gave me! I should at least get to share the food with the rest of them."

"Only if you plan on staying with the crew for the rest of your life," Tetra said. "Is there anyway you can get food for yourself?"

Stupid Tetra, Link thought again. Unfair pirates. Link thought for a moment. He had never really had to fend for himself before. What could he . . . ?

He suddenly remembered the fishing lesson he had taken on Outset Island with Aryll when he was younger. "I can fish!" he cried.

Tetra turned and nodded. "Senza!!" she cried. The said pirate appeared a moment later, panting from running from the other end of the ship. "Do you know if we have any fishing poles?" Senza nodded. "Get Link one, will you?" Senza nodded and dashed off. Link opened his mouth to ask why Tetra was being so nice, but she stopped him with, "I want to see you fish."

"Thanks for your confidence in my skills," Link said. Senza appeared again, handed Link a fishing pole, and vanished. Link smirked at Tetra. "Watch this." He cast the line into the ocean, set the reel, and peered over the railing. Tetra peered as well. A large shadow moved below the surface.

Tetra eyed Link. "That thing's gonna bite, and you're gonna fall," she said. Link just gave her a mock-"it's all right" sign with his hands, and sure enough. . . .

"EEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"

Link went flying over the railing of the ship, pulled by the fishing pole. Tetra watched with interest as Link hit the water with a loud "SPLASH".

"I knew that was going to happen," she told Mako, who had come over when he heard the scream. Link resurfaced, his mouth wide in what had to be a gasp, and began to yell at the top of his lungs.

"Tetra!!!!" he cried. "Help!" Tetra bit her lip as Gonzo rushed over and peered over the edge.

"Miss Tetra?" he asked, but the female pirate was already doubled over laughing at Link, who had taken to screaming something high-pitched and undecipherable. Gonzo let Tetra laugh and then tried again. "Miss Tetra, should we help him?"

"Get . . . a lifeboat with . . . someone to help . . . him," Tetra gasped through laughter, her eyes watering. Niko, who had come up as well, looked over the edge with something unreadable plastered on his face.

"He's got a hold of the anchor," Niko said. Through everyone's words, you could still hear Link screaming the unknown words in a high-pitched voice. "I didn't know a guy's voice could go so high." That sent Tetra into another fit of laughter while Gonzo and Nudge went to haul up the anchor. After a few moments of the clanking chain, the anchor appeared, Link clinging onto it for dear life. A fish had a hold of his ear, and he was dripping with water.

"Damn you, Tetra," Link rasped, his voice hoarse from screaming. "You knew that was going to happen." Tetra couldn't answer, still wound up in her own laughter. Link scowled and pulled his hat off his head. Adding insult to . . . embarrassment, a large gush of water emitted from the hat, pouring down over Link's hair. He scowled deeper, jammed the hat back on, and stalked off, head held high, with everyone laughing at him.