Me: Well I'm back with my second fic and to be honest I'm really looking forward to writing it all!
Link: Whoa really! I've never seen her so inspirited in my life!
Me: oh shut up
Link: fine!
Me: Well here's my fic I think it's a little sad at the beginning but that's just me. Please enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda though I wish I did…All the characters in this story belong to those wonderful people at Nintendo. I only own Arkain, Kiera and Kay.

The Wind Waker: A Haunting past

Past Attacks

"Hey, dad can I ask you something?" A young boy with light blonde hair asked with curiosity shining in his emerald eyes.

"Sure, what is it son?" The boy's father asked. The young boy shifted slightly and sat on a chair beside his father.

"How come no one is aloud in the forest at the top of the mountain, is there something dangerous in there or what?" The young boy asked shifting from side to side on his chair slightly. The man looked at his son with pure confusion. He blinked.

"What made you ask that question Link?" He asked. The boy now known as Link looked towards the floor for a moment and then back to his father. He jumped off the chair and quickly turned around to face his father.

"Well Kay and I were walking up the mountain towards the forest, cause we wanted to check it out but Orca had caught up to us and blocked us off saying it was too dangerous for young kids like us." He said with a frown on his face. His father smiled and put a hand on Link's shoulder.

"Orca was right son you and Kay are way to young, your only five. That forest is way too dangerous for you two." Link looked down at the floor and sighed. His father lifted Link's head up so that he was looking Link in the eyes.

"Link. You have to promise me you won't go into the forest again okay. Not until you are of age at least." His father told him with a stern sounding voice. Link's frown was quickly replaced with a smile.

"Okay dad I promise." Link said to his father. His father smiled and ruffled Link's hair.

"That's my boy now why don't you go outside and play with Kay." Link jumped up and shouted.

"That's a great idea!" He turned and started to run out of the door but quickly skidded to a halt. A young woman with light blonde hair stood in the doorway to the house with a baby in her arms. She looked down at Link and laughed.

"Slow down kiddo you almost knocked me over." Link looked up at the woman and smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Oops. Sorry mom I was just in a rush to go play." Link said smiling up at his mother. His father moved from the chair he was seated on and walked towards his wife and son.

"Sorry about that Kiera." His father apologised to Link's mother known as Kiera. Kiera smiled at her husband.

"I'm supposing it was your fault, huh Arkain." Link's father, Arkain smiled back at her.

"Yeah, maybe. How's Aryll?" He asked looking down at the baby in Kiera's arms. Link immediately looked up towards his baby sister in his mothers arms and smiled.

"I'm going to go out now. Do you know where Grandma is?" Link asked his parents. They looked down at him and Kiera answered his question.

"Last time I saw her she was at the docks. I think I saw your friend Kay there too." Link grinned while quickly thanking his mother. He ran outside and headed towards the docks.

When Link arrived at the docks he soon spotted his Grandma and best friend Kay. It looked like they were fishing, seeing all the fish they had already caught were in nets. Link smiled and walked up to them.

"Hoy grandma, Kay!" He shouted. They both almost jumped out of their skin when they heard his call. They turned around and looked towards him.

"Oh hi Link!" Kay yelled back. Link's grandma gave him a smile.

"Hello there child. Thanks for the scare haven't jumped like that in years." She said laughing. Link smiled and laughed nervously.

"Sorry about that. I was a little exited is all." Kay chuckled and slapped Link on the back in a friendly manner.

"Don't worry about it. Anyway do you want to do some fishing with your me and your grandma?" Kay asked as he brushed a hand through his dark hair. Link's nervousness quickly faded and turned into happiness.

"Sure I will. Is it net fishing?" Link asked his green eyes shining. Kay smiled and looked towards Link's grandma.

"Yes it is net fishing" His grandma answered with a grin. Link quickly grabbed a net and went the end of the dock.

"Well? You coming or what!" Link shouted towards them. They both nodded and walked to the end of the dock. Kay grabbed the edge of the net and Link grabbed the other end. His grandma was standing over them and watching for any good catches. She quickly spotted a few big fish swimming towards the dock and told the boys to be ready. They readied the net for the catch and waited for the fish to come near them. As soon as the fish were caught in the net they got ready to pull a net full of fish out the sea, but it went all wrong, the fish were way too big for the boys and they ended up getting pulled off of the dock instead.

"AGHHHHHH!" was heard through the quiet little island followed by a loud SPLASH! Link and Kay swam to the surface and breathed in the salty air as their heads broke the surface. Link's grandma was on the wooden dock laughing loud and soon the whole populace of Outset island came out to see what all the commotion was about. The two young boys were spluttering and spitting all the seawater from their mouths. Link hung his tongue out of his mouth.

"YUCK, I hate seawater why does it have to be all salty!" He shouted loudly. Kay was laughing next to him even though he had fell in too. Link's frown soon turned into a smile, he then started laughing too. The islanders were all laughing at the boys' little incident and they soon went back to doing whatever it was they were doing. The two boys soon stopped laughing as they were swimming back towards the beach. Link's grandma walked up to greet them as they reached the beach.

"Well I think that's enough fishing for a day don't you think. You're both soaked." Link's grandma chuckled lightly, then turned and headed back to the house. Link and Kay looked at each other and laughed at the other. Kay was the first to get a hold of his self.

"So Link what should we do now cause it's getting sort of dark now." Kay said a little sad. Link looked at the sky.

"Yeah, maybe we should call it a day huh." He mumbled sadly. Kay nodded sadly. The boys said their goodbyes and headed towards their homes.

Link walked into his house and went to sit on his bed. Arkain smiled at him and went and took a seat beside him.

"You do know both your mother and grandmother will have a fit if you're sitting on your bed slightly wet." He joked smiling the whole time. Link suddenly looked worried, he jumped off his bed and ran off to change into some dry clothes. He soon returned ready for bed though he didn't want to go to bed at all. Kiera noticed him and laughed.

"Come on you bed time." Link frowned and folded his arms. Kiera gave him a stern look and he immediately walked over to his bed. Arkain walked up to him with a book in his hand. It looked slightly old but looked to be readable. Kiera made her way over to baby Aryll and tended to her while Arkain sat next to his son. Link immediately recognised the book that his father had and almost jumped up on his bed with joy, but he quickly decided against it.

"Well ready for the story of the Hero of Time son?" Arkain asked his son with a grin. Link nodded eagerly wanting to hear the story. Arkain opened the book .

"Alright get in your bed or I'm not reading nothing." He told Link smirking. Link made his way under the covers and lay next to his father sitting beside him.

"Okay, I did what you said, now can you read." Link muttered. Arkain raised an eyebrow and laughed.

"Sure thing." He looked down at the book and began to read.

"Long ago, there existed a kingdom, a kingdom where a golden power lay hidden."

"It was a prosperous land, blessed with green forests, tall mountains and peace."

"One day a man of evil came and took it for himself."

"With its strength in his command, he spread darkness throughout the kingdom."

"But then, when all hope had died and the end seemed at hand…" Link looked at the picture of the boy in the book.

"The Hero of Time came right?" He asked his father. Arkain looked up from the book and nodded.

"Right!" He answered. He then looked back down at the book and started to read the rest of the story.

"A young boy clothed in green appeared as if from nowhere."

"Wielding the blade of evil's bane, he sealed the dark one and gave the land light."

"This boy, who travelled 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 a legend." Link shuffled around in his bed and frowned slightly.

"Then that evil man came back didn't he?" he stated uncomfortably. Arkain frowned too.

"Yes son, he did." Arkain growled to himself. Link looked up slightly confused.

"What's wrong dad?" He asked his father, confusion showing in his eyes. Arkain looked down at Link and put an arm around him.

"Nothing son, don't worry. Lets carry on with the story." He answered his son quickly smiling. Link returned the smile and sat up, looking eagerly at the book. Arkain started reading again.

"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 the Hero of Time would again come to save them…"

"But the hero did not appear."

"Faced by the onslaught of evil, the people could do nothing but appeal to the gods."

"In the last hour, as doom drew nigh, they left their future in the hands of fate."

"What became of that kingdom? None remain to know" Arkain finished the last word with a sigh and closed the book. Link growled angrily.

"Stupid man why did he want that power" He asked himself. Arkain just smiled down at him.

"Don't worry about it kiddo, what's done is done." He said to Link. Link lightened up quickly at those words.

"Okay I won't worry!" He shouted loudly. Arkain laughed and grabbed Link.

"Well I think that it's about time that you went to bed, don't you?" Link scowled.

"Aww man, I don't wanna go to bed!" He said as he pouted. Arkain tucked Link in and ruffled his hair.

"Goodnight son." Arkain whispered silently.

"Night dad." Link whispered back. Arkain turned and walked out of the house and onto the wooden balcony.

Link tossed and turned in his bed, then woke up with a start. He sat up straight in his bed and looked around, he heard some noise coming from outside but shrugged it off. He got out of bed and climbed up the ladder to where his parents' bed was. When he got to the top he found the bed empty.

"Huh? That's strange where's mom and dad?" He asked himself. He looked down to where his bed was and then to where his grandma slept. She wasn't there either. He climbed back down the ladder.

"Where is everybody?" He muttered clearly confused. He walked over to Aryll's cot and looked inside it. Aryll was missing too. Link got worried, so he decided to look outside. When he did a look of horror crossed his face. There was fallen trees and some houses had collapsed. Fire was spreading across the island quickly and there was monsters running all over the island. He looked for any sign of the islanders and saw a lot fighting the monsters off. He saw another lot by the docks. He made his way to the door and tried to open it. He kept pushing against it but it wouldn't budge.

"COME ON YOU STUPID THING OPEN!" Link shouted frustrated. He gave up and looked for any other way out. He spotted the window and ran towards it. He slid it open and jumped out.

"Yes I'm out, now I've got to find mom, dad and grandma!" He ran towards the dock but was stopped when two monsters stood in front of him armed with spears.

"Uh oh. This isn't good." Himself muttered to himself. They must have heard him since they turned around and looked down at him. Link nervously stepped back and kept backing away from them. Each time he backed away they advanced on him.

"Hey leave me alone will ya! I'm just a kid." He said with his voice trembling. The two monsters smirked at him. They looked like overgrown pigs. They both lifted their spears and came to bring them down upon him. Link's arms flew to his head and he braced himself for unimaginable pain. But no pain came to him, he removed his arms from his head and looked up he saw one monster on the floor dead and the other was standing there snarling. There was another person present though. The person who had saved him was his father.

"DAD!" Link yelled happily. Arkain turned around and smirked.

"Hi son I'm glad you're okay." He said to his son quickly. Link smiled and looked towards the monster with his eyes narrowed, feeling safe now that his father was there. Arkain did the same thing. He gave the monster a glare and readied his sword and shield. Link recognised the shield immediately, it was the family shield. He backed off a little so that his father could fight the monster. Arkain and the monster both jumped into action aiming to kill the other. Link closed his eyes not wanting to see the fight, he heard metal on metal, weapons clashing and the shield clanging. Until he heard a gasp. He looked up and he's feeling of safety was immediately washed away. He saw the monsters spear had impaled his father and his father's hands had gripped the spear.

"NO FATHER!" Link screamed angrily tears starting to build up in his eyes. The monster's mouth curled into an evil grin, it twisted the spear and pulled the weapon out of Arkain. Link couldn't keep the tears from falling, they started to stream down his face rapidly and it blurred his vision. Arkain fell to his knees clutching his stomach trying to stop the bleeding, but it wasn't working. Arkain removed a hand and looked at it to find it covered in his blood. He groaned and fell to the ground fully, he turned his head towards Link and whispered silently.

"I love you Link, goodbye and look after Aryll." He closed his eyes and passed on. Link swallowed and wiped his eyes.

"I love you too father, Goodbye." He whispered and sniffed. Link wiped his eyes again trying to stop the tears from coming. He looked up and saw the monster that had killed his father. He glared at it, but suddenly realised he had nothing to protect himself. He looked down at his father and reached over to take the sword and shield. They were surprisingly light and easy to wield. He looked up at the monster wondering what chance he had when his father couldn't even beat it. The monster smirked and once again brought it's spear up above its head. Link lowered himself slightly.

'Okay I have no chance against this thing, so as soon as it brings its weapon down I'll jump out the way and run. Yeah that sounds like a good plan to me.' He thought while glaring at the monster. The monster brought down the spear and just as it was about to hit him, Link jumped out of the way and made a run for it. The monster was to stupid to know where Link had gone making a clean get away for Link.

Link made his way towards the docks and heard a sound. It sounded like a babies cry, then it hit him.

"ARYLL!" He ran towards the sound and soon found that it was Aryll crying he picked her up and cradled her in his arms as he ran to his original goal. The dock came into view along with the rest of the islanders. His sharp ears picked up an ear piercing screech. It sounded like a bird. Link looked up and saw a huge, purple bird. It had a mask on its face probably for armoury reasons. Its tails were all different colours. It's talons were what caught Link's attention they were holding something, or rather someone. Link recognised the person it was carrying immediately, It was his mother, Kiera. Link gasped in horror.

"Oh no…MOM!" Link screamed loudly.

"LINK!" Kiera was shouting Link's name over and over until she was so far that he couldn't hear her. The rest of the islanders turned to see him with a look of relief on their faces. They then turned to see what the young boy was screaming at, they all looked on in horror as they saw Kiera get carried away in the birds talons. Link dropped to his knees and a fresh lot of tears streamed down his face. His mother was gone and his father was dead. He spotted his grandma and quickly scrambled to his feet and ran towards her with Aryll in his arms. His grandma embraced him for a while then let go.

"Is Aryll all right?" She asked him worried about the both of her grandchildren. He merely nodded. His grandma smiled slightly, he handed Aryll over to his grandma and she took Aryll in her arms. Link saw all the islanders being ushered into boats. He climbed into one and helped his grandma in too. When the boat was filled to its capacity they left the island for a while until they were sure that all the danger had left the island. They soon returned and gave all the people that had died that fateful night a proper burial, including his father and his friend Kay. Link hadn't known until the funeral that Kay had perished too.

"The person who was responsible for this will pay! I promise all those that died." Link vowed to himself silently. The island soon returned to normal but nightmares haunted Link ever since that fateful night. But all of that was going to change sooner than Link thought.

Me: sniff well there's the first chappy sniff
Link: It was happy and then it was sad sniff
Me: Aww the hero is crying.
Link: No I'm not I've got something in my eye
Me: Suuuuuurre I'm not stupid ya know. Just get Tetra to hug ya or something geez!
Link: Shut up!
Me: Whatever. Anyway I hope you readers enjoyed that. It has to be the longest chapter I've ever done. So please review!