The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outset island is beautiful. From the rope bridge to the house with the pig pen. all the grass is green and the forest on the very top of the island just completes the whole scene. the constant sound of sea gulls and the ocean makes you feel really good. Of course you are on an ocean, the great sea to be in fact. None of people on the island, or any other island know how it got there. I know how it got there, but don't tell anyone that.
So the story goes like this. Way back when, like really far back, the people of Hyrule lived in peace. Hyrule is a land of many different things, but the most well known is the triforce. An item made up of three triangles stacked like a pyramid. All three pieces are hidden across the land and when you put them together, they have the power to shape Hyrule. Anyways, they lived in peace with no evil or anything related. So when an evil man/beast to take the triforce they had no man/beast destroyed everthing in his path to hyrule castle. The triforce is hidden there and kept safe. He soon got to the castle and knew this land would be his, literally. The people of the castle thought that all hope was lost, they prayed to the goddesses to save them.
Not all hope was lost, there came a boy. A young boy that wore green clothing. He was very courageos and fought the evil man beast back to where he came from. That boy was then called the hero of time and again there was peace in the land of hyrule. The boy had to leave the land on another adventure in another land. After he left, the evil man/beast came from where he came from and sought to take the triforce once again. The people of hyrule were praying for the return of the hero, but no such hero came. What became of the land? None remain who know. As I have said, I do kind of know what happened. The gods flooded hyrule to keep the man/beast ganon at bay. They put a force field around it so it would be preserved. There is no way to the castle, but it is still there. it is trapped under the great sea and the mountain tops are the islands. The people of the islands dress boys in green for there 12 birthday. This to show them that anyone can courageous.
"Big brother!" shouted aryll. She walked out of her grandmas house and onto the front porch. The house is on the west side of the island and is the biggest of them. The east and west sides of the island are split by a bridge that spans water .outset is one of the biggest islands on the great sea. "Big brother!" aryll shouted again. Her grandma asked her to find link, her brother. He must be sleeping lazily some where."Big brother, where are you" she shouted once again. Aryll then took a deep breath through her nose. She smelled the flowers and the grass on the ground. She could also smell fresh bread coming from the house with the pig pen. They don't actually have any pigs , but you can tell the family wanted some.
"big brother" aryll yelled for a fourth time as she walked along the bridge separating the east and west sides of the island. She then tried to remember where she saw link last. Aryll remembered he was in grandmas house yesterday.
Flashback
"Im going to the lookout tower" link said
"okay, but you be careful link, I still don't think that thing is safe" said his grandma.
"Allright I'll be careful"said link as he opened the door and left the house.
Flashback over
That must be where link is, but now that it is clear, that is an odvious spot to find link "Big brother!" yelled aryll once more. She walked onto the dock leading to the lookout tower she walked along until there was a huge ladder. It led up the pole and to the top. She started to climb the ladder. It is links twelve birthday, therefore it is one of the most special days of his life. This is due to the fact that he comes of age. And this is also due to a fact that the legendary hero, the hero of time was this age when he fought the evil man/beast ganon. Grandma probably wants link so she can give him the new clothes. There is a reason though, it helps teach the boy of courage and remember the hero. Aryll finally got to the top of the ladder. We really need an elevator on this thing.
She looked and saw link. He was wearing his old crayfish pajamas and orange pants. His eyes were as blue as ever and his hair was his messy blond signature. It was really long and not kept well. Link is asleep, that is why he couldn't hear me. He was always really lazy. When hes not lazy, he can be very happy and caring. "Big brother" aryll said. Link stirred and then stopped. He stretched and put out his arms. He moaned as he sat up and opened his eyes. He looked at aryll and said" what is it?"
"Happy birthday link, and oh yeah grandma wants to see you" said aryll in an excited tone
Link walks over to the ladder and starts to climb down the ladder. He then gets to the bottom and jumps down the last few feet. He gets on the dock and walks across it he gets on the dirt path to his grandmas house." Happy birthday link" said a man pulling grass from his garden.
"Thank you" said link. He walked across the bridge and onto another dirt road. Everyone has been expecting his twelveth birthday. Link isn't looking forward to it though, but it makes his grandma happy if he is excited. He is looking forward to wielding a sword. Of course, there is no reason for wielding a sword at this point in time. You can cut grass and practice, but that's pretty much it. Link really has no idea why his grandma wants him for. She probably wants to give him his birthday present. It must be something important for sending aryll out looking for him. Link decides on a posible present as he opens the door to grandmas house. Link closes the door and lokks to see his grandma standing in the middle of the room.
"Happy birthday, link" his grandma says as she pulls him into a hug. " I got a present for you" she says. Grandma pulls out a box. Oh i really hope it is that new frisbee ive wanted for so long links thoughts are swimming through his head. Unfortunatly, it wasnt a frisbee. Instaed it was a green outfit. It had long sleeves that cover his whole arm. It had a brown belt with a gold swirl as the buckle. It had white pants and little brown boots. This is definately not what he was expecting. Link looked at his birthday present and almost frowned. It looked like it was going to be hot in this hot summer. Es pecially due to the hat. It is an odd hat that is similar to an elf hat. Link looks up at his grand ma and smiles a nervous one. He looks down and says"do i really have to where this?"
"Yes you do but only for the day"his grandma said
"fine, but thank you this has been a great birthday"said link
"Try it on" said grandma. She gestures to link. Link looks at the tunic and puts it on. He puts on the first shirt and it feels really warm. He puts on the pants and it feels even warmer. He then puts the tunic on and it feels really hot. Are they trying to kill me link thinks as he puts on his belt and boots. it cant get any warmer he thinks." you almost forgot your" link turns around and looks at his grandma. She is standing there with his hat in her hands. I guess i spoke too soon link thinks in his head. Link puts on the hat and feels it is way to hot. He feels like he is going to pass out. Luckily, he doesnt and that is good because then he would not be able to thank his grandma. Link looks up at his grandma and says" thank you grandma, i'm sure will be a great birthday"
" your welcome, link, oh and you should go see aryll, show her your birthday present. She probably has one for you to" said his grandma. Link then said he would and ran out the door to the front porch. Link walked onto the dirt and ran in his new boots. "holy crap, this is a very hot peice of clothing" link says aloud.
" I can imagine." link turns around and sees a girl. She is carrying a pot on her head"oh , and happy birthday link"
"Thank you." link says as he runs out onto the bridge. Link runs to the lookout tower and climbs theladder he gets to the ladder and climbs. He gets to the top and finds his sister waiting for him. " i am going to give you one of my most prized posessions, so be careful with it" said aryll as she pulls out a retractable telescope she hands it to link and link examins it. It is a very used tele scope that aryll has has had for a long time. " try it out" she says. She pointed out to the ocean. Link extends the telescope and looks into it. He can see other islands and all the ocean. "Isn't is beautiful Link, look! Is that a bird?" Aryll said. Link looked with the telescope to where she pointed. There was a bird, a huge bird. He zoomed in farther with the telescope and saw there was a girl in the birds claws. Link saw that she was not moving. She was not definitely not dead but unconscious. Then suddenly a cannonball flew beside it. Link was surprized and quickly looked to where the cannonball came from. There was a ship and was continually shooting cannonballs at the bird. The bird was dodging the shots with ease. "Shoot the bird!" says a man from the ship. The man was definitely a pirate with other pirates on the ship. Link saw them loading another cannonball into the cannon to shoot the bird. The bird was now flying over the forest at the top of the island. The pirates finish loading the cannonball into the cannon and shot it at the bird. The bird looked back at the pirate ship and saw the cannonball coming for it. The bird was to late and got hit in the face causing the bird to drop the girl forest. The girl fell and fell and fell for a long time. She neared the trees and then dropped into them. Link retracted the telescope and put it away. "You can keep the telescope it is my favorite thing." Aryll said. "Go save that girl." Link nodded his head and started for the ladder.
Link was now at the bottom of the ladder and walked across the dock. What could he do to save her. He was trying to remember what he needed to get to the forest. He remember that there were trees that blocked the way to the rope bridge spanning the two cliffs. A sword could probably cut those trees. He ran to the house with all the swords, Orca's house. He ran up to the door and opened it. He went through the doorway and closed the door. Link saw and old man in the middle of the room. He was wearing no shirt and was very skinny. He was wearing blue shorts and holding a spear in his hand. He also had a beard and little hair on his head. "Hello." said Orca. "And Happy Birthday Link."
"Thank you." said Link.
"Would you like to be taught in the ways of the sword?" said Orca with a serious face.
"Yes sir!" exclaimed Link.
Link now had a sword in his hand and a sheath on his back. Orca was standing in front of him with his spear held across his chest in a defensive position. The stood there for awhile just staring at each other, swaying a bit. They stopped and their knees bent down a little. Their backs curved and they jumped up quickly and did a back flip. A quite a remarkable feat for such an old guy. "So you want to be trained in the ways of the sword? Very well then, come at me." said Orca in a serious tone. Lets just assume that Orca always talks in a serious tone. Link nodded and went up to Orca. He leaned forward and readied for an attack. Link yelled and swung his sword it went down on the spear and a clang rang through the room. Link looked at Orca and Orca shoved Link with his spear. Link flew back a few feet and onto the floor of the house. He quickly got up and grunted "What was that for?" Link yelled at Orca. Orca had a serious face. "Don't lean forward just hit me." said Orca as he readied his spear.
Link slashed his sword at Orca without leaning in this time. "Hut! Syah! Hut! Hooh!" Link hit him four times without fail. "ENOUGH!" Orca yelled. "That was good now try to lean forward again and hit with all your might." Link got into the position and leaned forward like the first time. He swung his sword and hit the spear hard. "Hut! Hat! Sit! Huh!" Link yelled as he hit the sword fast. Orca was pushed to the wall and hit it. There was loud crash as all the pots fell to the floor. The was a silence then "bang, bang, bang". Came a sound from above. "keep it down will you." Came a voice. "That is my brother don't mind him." said Orca. "Now jump forward and slash downwards." Link readied himself and jumped forward. Link yelled powerfully and brought his sword down onto the spear. Orca got flown backwards and nearly fell over. "ENOUGH!" bellowed Orca. "Now lets try the spin attack. Hold out your sword and swing it in a circle." Link nodded and held out his sword. He waited a few seconds then swung it in a circle. The blast of the hit was powerful it nearly knocked Orca off of his feet again. "ENOUGH! You are now finished with the training and can now wield a sword anywhere you would like. Now go and take you sword and find the girl."
And then Link said "I didn't tell you about saving the girl."
"Your grandma came over and told me to give you training." Orca nodded and gestured for Link to leave. Link nodded and went out the door.
Link ran on to the dirt path leading to the forest. He ran up the hill and past a house. He kept running up the hill and eventually made it to the top and where the trees were. Link got into position and unsheathed his sword. He sliced three trees in half and they fell to the ground. He put his away his sword and ran along the path to the rope bridge. He got to the top and looked out over the ocean. Link had never been up there before so this was a treat for him. He could see all of the ocean and islands in the background. The water was so blue it made eyes look less blue in comparison. He turned his head and looked at the rope bridge spanning the two cliffs. He then ran quickly to the bridge and started over it. He made it to the end of the bridge and saw a cave leading to the forest. He had to wade through the grass that had overgrown the front of the cave. He ran through the cave door.
He came out the mouth of the cave and saw all of the trees that were in the forest. There were definately alot of trees in this forest. There was lots of grass too. Almost like the mouth of the cave. Link looked around and couldn't seem to see any girl. He then unsheathed his sword and ran to a ledge at the other side of a walled chamber of the forest. He climbed up the ledge and came up over and up to the other side. Link jumped down and onto the ground on the other side. "Aahch" came a sound from other side of the walled chamber. Link looked in the direction of the sound and saw a weird monster. It had pink skin and a hunched back. It was carrying a curved sword and had a butterfly pendant around its neck. Which was pretty weird for a monster like that. Suddenly, the monster looked back at Link and shouted "Ayah". It ran towards him and shouted the whole way. Link got into position and was ready for the attack. Link saw that the monster was now to close and swung his sword. "Hiya! Hut! Ho! Sit!" Link shouted as he pummelled the monster with his sword four times. The monster flew back and hit the ground with a thump. It turned dark then exploded into black smoke. Link ran over to where the monster was, he couldn't believe his eyes. That monster just exploded into black smoke. Link hasn't really seen many crazy things in his life time. Outset island is generally pretty safe. No monsters and not even any dangerous or poisons plants. Link then looked away from where the monster was to the ledge. He ran to the ledge and jumped up onto it. Link looked around and saw only trees, grass and more trees. He didn't see any other colours or anything that looked like the girl that was in the claws of the bird. "This is not good. She could have fell into another part of the forest. And if she is there there is no way I am going to get into any other parts of the forest." Link said aloud worriedly. Link kept looking in case she is in this part of the forest. If so, then leaving and assuming she is in another part of the forest would mean she would not survive. "Hmmmm..." came a sound from above. Link looked around and then up. He saw the girl caught on a tree branch. She was hanging there and just waking up. Link was overjoyed that she was not killed in the fall. The girl grunted and said, "Where am I?" and looked around. She saw that she was in the air and hanging from a little branch on a tree. She paused and with a surprised look on her face. She started to struggle and flail her arms and legs around. The branch was cracking slowly but very fast. Link was now alarmed and scared that she would hurt herself again. Link ran to the tree and underneath the girl. Link obviously thought that he could catch the girl. The twig snapped and the girl fell out of the tree. She fell but missed Link by a foot. Link actually leaned in to try and catch her but failed miserably. She hit the ground and was sprawled on the ground. Link was horrified. He ran to the girl and quickly stopped. Link leaned down and looked at the girl. The girl opened her eyes and sat up quickly. She looked at Link with a confused face. "Why didn't you catch me? You aren't very much of a help."
"Sorry but I couldn't catch you in time. And even if I did I would hurt me alot." said Link.
"Well definitely hurt me alot, and where am I?" she said. The girl looked around and saw nothing familiar.
"This is Outset Island. You don't know about this place?" questioned Link.
"No, I know nothing of this place and what is your name anyway?" she asked.
"My name is Link and what is yours?" said Link.
"My name is Tetra." she replied.
"Miss Tetra!" came a booming voice from the mouth of the cave. Link and Tetra looked to the cave and saw a pirate. Link remembered him from the pirate ship. He was the one that said "Shoot the bird!" very loudly.
"Miss Tetra I have come to get you." said the pirate.
"Well Gonzo, you should have been a bit faster. This kid had to save me." said Tetra annoyed. "Even though he didn't do a good job."
"Hey, you said yourself he was slow and I was fast." Link said annoyed.
"Well anyway, Miss Tetra we are waiting for you on the ship." said Gonzo. Gonzo gestured for Tetra to come to him. Link and Tetra jumped down from the ledge and made their way across the first chamber of the forest. They got to Gonzo and made their way out of the cave. They came out of the cave and immediately saw the big pirate ship. "Big brother!" a voice from the rope bridge startled them. All three of them looked to the rope bridge and saw Links sister Aryll. Link smiled and slowly waved back. Gonzo looked around and out to the sea. There was something black in the sky. It was small but it was easy to see. "Uh oh, there is the bird again." He said alarmed. Link and Tetra both looked in the direction of the bird. Link was surprised and apprehensive as he watched the bird fly closer to them. The bird flew closer and closer until it was nearing the rope bridge. Link was now worried and yelled "Aryll, get off the bridge!" But it was to late the bird already swooped down and picked Aryll right off the bridge. The bird flew away and Link could hear "Big brother!" from Aryll in the birds talons. Link had a surprised face then quickly changed it to a determined one. Link ran fast and he neared the edge of the cliff. He bent his knees and jumped off the edge. This was a bad idea, Link thought. Link was falling then suddenly felt a grab on his shirt. He stopped falling and hung in midair. Link started to flail his arms and legs. "Stop kid, there is no use now. She is gone." said Gonzo sympathetically.